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Where a Grnm Panchnyat requires land for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act, it may negotiate with the person or persons having interest in the said land, and ifit fails to reach an agreemcnt,it may make an application to the District Collector for the acquisition of the land, who may, if he is satisfied ihnt the land is required for a public purpose, take steps to acquire the land under the provisions of the Sikkim Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1977 and such land shall, on acquisition, vest in the Gram Pancliayar.