Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
5. (1) The Requisitioning Authority may, with a view to requisitioning any land or building material under section 3 or determining the compensation therefor by order- (a) require any person to furnish to such authority as may be specified in the order such information in his possession relating to the property as may be specified, and (b) direct that the owner or person in possession of the land or building material shall not, without the permission of the authority making the order, dispose of it till the expiry of such period as may be specified in the order. (2) Without prejudice to the powers conferred by sub-section (1) any person or authority appointed in this behalf by the Requisitioning Authority may enter any land and inspect it for the purpose of determining, whether, and if so in what manner, an order under section 3 should be made in relation to such land or building material or with a view to securing compliance with any order made under section 3.