Section 4: Power to enter land and payment of compensation

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Agency shall have power, by its officers, employees, workmen, workmen or agents, from time to time, to enter upon any land for the purposes of the discharge of the Agency's functions under this Act and, in particular, may enter upon the land for the purpose of-
(a) surveying the land or taking levels in connection with any steel raw materials exploration;
(b) carrying on drilling and excavation activities thereon;
(c) constructing any structure or placing, maintaining, examining, repairing, altering or removing of any installation or beacon for the purpose of steel raw materials exploration as aforementioned;
(d) cutting down or removing a tree or underwood that may interfere with any raw material exploration or other activities as aforementioned.
(2) The Agency shall when practicable serve on the occupier of any land upon which it intends to enter pursuant to subsection (1) of this section a notice in writing specifying the nature of the works intended to be executed on the land.
(3) In discharging the functions of the Agency under subsection (1) of this section, the officers, employees, workmen or agents of the Agency referred to in that subsection may remain on the land for such reasonable time as may enable them to execute and do all such work and things as may be necessary.
(4) The Agency shall not construct, place, maintain, examine, repair, alter or remove any beacon in or upon any land under the control of a department of Government or other public authority without the prior approval of the head of department or public authority concerned.
(5) In the exercise of the powers conferred under this section, the members of the Board and the officers, employees, workmen or agents of the Agency shall ensure that as little damage as may be reasonable in the circumstance is done and the Agency shall pay adequate compensation for a damage done to any buildings, installations, crops or economic trees.
(6) Where there is a dispute as to the amount of compensation payable, the procedure for the computation of such compensation shall be as prescribed in section 29 of the Land Use Act or in accordance with any regulations or instrument made in that behalf by the Government of the State in which the land is situated. (Cap. L5.)