Section 6. Insertion of new section 52A in Act I of 1894.

1949 : Bom. XXXV]
BOMBAY ACT No. XXXV OF 1949.1
[THE BOMBAY LAND ACQUISITION OFFICERS PROCEEDINGS VALIDATION ACT, 1949.]
[14th October, 1949]
An Act to remove certain doubts and to established the validity of certain proceedings
taken for acquisition of lands in the Province of Bombay.
WHEREAS the Provincial Government had declared certain lands in the Province of
Bombay to be needed f or public purposes and for the purposes of certain companies
under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ;
AND WHEREAS the Provincial Government had appointed certain officers under clause
(c) of section 3 of the said Act to perform the functions of the Collector and had directed
certain officers under section 7 of the said Act to take order for the acquisition of the
officers appointed or directed ;
AND WHEREAS certain officers other than those who were so appointed or directed
took proceedings under the said Act in respect of the acquisition of some of the said
lands, instead of the said Lands under the said Act ;
AND WHEREAS doubts have been raised as to the validity of the proceedings taken by
the officers who were not duly appointed or directed ;
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to remove the said doubts and to validate the
proceedings taken and acts done by the said officers;
AND WHEREAS it is also expedient to provide that any proceedings which may hereafter
be taken for the acquisition of lands under the said Act shall not be invalid only on the
ground that the proceedings are taken by officers other than those who were appointed
or directed to take the said proceedings ; It is hereby enacted as follows :-