Section 33: Compulsory acquisition of land

(1) Whenever there is any hindrance to acquisition by the Corporation of any land required for any purposes of a railway, including any failure by the Corporation to reach agreement as to the amount to be paid in respect of such acquisition, the President, upon the application of the Corporation and after such inquiry as he may think fit, may declare that the land is required for the service of the Corporation.
(2)
Upon such declaration being made, the land to which it 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 the Lands Use Act, for acquiring the land for the Government of the Federation.
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(3) When any land, which has been the subject of a declaration under subsection (1) of this section, has been acquired or the rights relating thereto have been revoked in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, or the President is satisfied that there are no rights relating to that land, the President may vest the land in the Corporation by means of a certificate under the hand and seal of the Governor of a State.
(4) The compensation, if any, payable under the Land Use Act for the acquisition of any land under this section or (as the case may be) payable for the revocation of any rights relating to land in pursuance of this section shall, in the first instance, be paid by the Government of the Federation, but the Corporation shall refund to that Government any compensation so paid and all incidental expenses incurred by that Government.
(5) A plan of any land referred to in subsection (1) of this section, containing measurements of the boundaries of the land and showing the relationship of the land to the existing line of railways or other identifying mark, and signed by the general manager or person for the time being discharging the functions of the general manager shall be a sufficient description of the land for the purposes of an application under that subsection.