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Requisitioning of occupied buildings - (1) Where a landlord is in possession or is entitled to immediate possession of more buildings, than one in the same area, and the competent authority is of the opinion that, having regard to the landlord's calling, standard of living, nature and extent of business and other material facts, the landlord's, residential or non-residential requirements, as the case may be, would be adequately served allotting to him one or more of the said buildings and that the other building or buildings are needed for a public purpose, the competent authority may, by order in writing served, on the landlord, allot to him for his residential or non-residential purposes, as the case may be, such one or more buildings and requisition the other building or buildings. (2) Where a landlord is in occupation of a portion of a building and the competent authority is of the opinion that the said portion should be requisitioned in order that the said portion may, with the rest of the building, be used as a single unit for a public purpose, the competent authority may, by order in writing served on the landlord, allot to him for his occupation another building whether belonging to the landlord or requisitioned from any other person and requisition the portion of the building of which the landlord is in occupation.