Section 10: Acquisition of land

(1) Wherever there is any hindrance to the acquisition by the Board of any land required for any purpose of the Board under this Act (including any failure by the Board to reach an agreement as to the amount to be paid in respect of the acquisition), the Minister may, on the application of the Board and after such enquiry as he may think fit, declare that the land is required for the service of the Board.
(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 President, may cause action to be taken under section 28 of the Land Use Act for acquiring the land for the Federal Government and the Governor of the State in which the land is situated may grant to the Board a certificate of occupancy on such terms and conditions as he may think fit in the circumstance.
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(3) The compensation, if any, payable under the Land Use Act for the acquisition of any land under this section or for the revocation of any rights relating to the land shall, in the first instance, be paid by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
(4) The Board shall cause to be refunded to the Federal Government any compensation paid under subsection (3) of this section and all incidental expenses incurred by the Federal Government.
(5) The 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 Registrar to the Board,
shall be a sufficient description of the land for the purposes of an application under that subsection.