Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In the case of refusal by owner Gover11ment may take such lands on lease or acquzre them.-Whenever the owner of such forest or land may declme to comply with the regulations or directions contained in the said notif1catiOn, it shall be mcumbent upon the Government, If they resolve to assume control of the said forest or land, to take the sa1d fore.t or land or so much of it as they may see fit, on lease fmm the owner for such term as they may deem It necessary to retam the same under control, and the owner shall be bound e1ther to conclude such lease w1th the Government or to 1equire that such forest or land shall be acquired for public purposes and m the latter event, the Government shall acquire such forest or land accordingly. If such lease is agreed upon, the amount of annual rent to be reserved and all other questions arismg between the owner or persons claiming to be owners and the Government shall, in case of dispute, be determined so far as may be in accordance with the provlSJons of the Land AcquiSition Act for the time being m force, b)' any otficer appointed by the Government in that behalf subJeCt to an appeal to the District Court.