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(1) If any land, whether open or enclosed, andPCn land n O t vesting in the Corporation and not occupied by any occupied by building is within the regular line of a public street or platforms, jf a platform, verandah, step, compound wall, hedge or theV ^Vr ^e n c c o r s o r n e other structure external or a building line reg u abutting on a public street or a portion of such platform, streets. verandah, step, compound wall, hedge, fence or other structure is within the regular line of such street, the Commissioner may, after giving to the owner of the land or building a notice of intention so to do, take possession on behalf of the Cor poration of the said land with its enclosing wall, hedge, fence or other structure or of any portion thereof which is within the regular line of the public street after acquisition and, if necessary, clear the same and the land so acquired shall thereupon be deemed to be part of the public street and shall vest in the Corporation. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act the Commissioner may proceed to acquire the said land on behalf of the Corporation. -< >