Section 10: Exclusion of power to acquire Authority's lands compulsorily.

(1) Land vested in the Authority by virtue of this Act or otherwise, shall not be liable to be acquired compulsorily under any enactment, and notwithstanding anything in any other enactment, no mining operations shall be carried on, in or under any land vested in the Authority or any land over which the Authority is entitled to rights of support for the benefit of lands so vested, except with the prior consent in writing of the Minister.
(2) Any person who suffers loss by reason of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, relating to mining operations shall
(a) be paid an adequate compensation by the Authority in respect of the loss; and
(b) be entitled to refer any question as to his interest in the subject-matter of the loss and as to the amount of any compensation payable in pursuance of this subsection for determination by the High Court having jurisdiction in the area in which the subject-matter is situated.
(3) This section binds the State for the purpose of section 9 of the Interpretation Act and for the purposes of this subsection, "the State" means the Government of the Federation or the Government of any State in the Federation.