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Exercise of power under Land Acquisition Act.- Notwithstanding anything in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894,- (i) the power of the State Government in relation to acquisition of land under this Act, shall be exercised by the Chief Executive; and (ii) the Authority shall appoint a Special Land Acquisition Officer for the purposes of this Act, who shall exercise all the powers conferred on the Deputy Commissioner under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.