Section 10: Compulsory acquisition of land

(1) Whenever there is any hindrance to the acquisition by the Authority of any land required for any purpose of the Authority under this Act (including any failure by the Authority to reach agreement as to the amount to be paid in respect of the acquisition), the President, on the application of the Authority and after such enquiry as it may think fit, may declare that the land is required for the service of the Authority.
(2) Where a declaration is made under subsection (1) of this section, the land to which the declaration relates shall be deemed to be land required for a public purpose of the Federation within the meaning of the Land Use Act, and the Federal Government-
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(a) may cause action to be taken under the Act for acquiring the land for the Federal Government; or
(b) if the land is Customary land, may issue a requisition under the appropriate law for the revocation of any rights relating to the land.
(3) Where a declaration has been made under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any land other than Customary land and-
(a) the land has been acquired pursuant to subsection (2) (a) of this section; or
(b) the President is satisfied that there are no rights subsisting in respect of the land,
the President may vest the land in the Authority by means of a certificate under the hand and seal of the Registrar of Deeds.
(4) Where a declaration has been made under subsection (1) of this section, in respect of any Customary land and-
(a) the rights relating thereto have been revoked pursuant to subsection (2) (b) of this section; or
(b) the Governor of the State in which the land is situated is satisfied that there are no rights subsisting in respect of the land,
the Governor in question may grant to the Authority a right of occupancy of the land on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(5) A plan of any land referred to in subsection (1) of this section-
(a) containing measurements of the boundaries of the land;
(b) showing the relationship of the land to any sufficient identifying mark; and
(c) signed by the General Manager,
shall be a sufficient description of the land for the purposes of an application under that paragraph.
(6) The Authority shall not, without the approval in writing of-
(a) the President; or
(b) in the case of customary land, the Governor of the State in which the land is situated, mortgage, charge, assign or otherwise alienate any land or any right of occupancy or other right in land vested in it under this section.