Bare ActsThe Kerala Land Development Corporation Limited (Special Powers) Act, 1974 (No.5 of 1974)

Section 5

Publication of scheme and inviting objections.

Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.

(1) Copies of the draft scheme together with the connected maps and plans if any, shall be made available by the Corporation for inspection by the public, free of charge,- (a) in every village in which the lands included in the scheme are situate; (b) in the office of every local authority within whose jurisdiction lands included in the scheme are situate; (c) at the headquarters of the taluk in which such lands are situate, and (d) at such other places as the Corporation may direct. (2) A general notice shall be published [in two or more newspapers having wide circulation in the locality as may be determined by the Corporation]. (a) intimating that the draft scheme has been prepared and that copies thereof have been kept and may be inspected by the public free of charge, at the places referred to in sub-section (1); (b) requiring all persons affected by the draft scheme who wish to make any objections to it or any part thereof to submit their objections in writing to the Inquiring Officer or to appear before him and state their objections within thirty days of the publication of the notice [or within such further period not exceeding fifteen days as such officer may for sufficient reasons allow]. [x x x x] Substituted for the words "in a newspaper which, in the opinion of the Corporation, has the widest circulation in the locality" by Act 15 of 1977. Inserted by Act 15 of 1977. Omitted by Act 15 of 1977. Prior to omission it read as under: "(3) Separate notice to the same effect shall also be served in the prescribed manner on all owners of the lands affected by the scheme: Provided that an owner on whom a separate notice has been served under this sub-section shall submit his objections in writing to the Inquiring Officer or appear before that Officer and state his objections within fifteen days of the service of the notice if the said period of fifteen days expires later than the period of thirty days referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2)".

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