Section 3 of Land Acquisition Act, 1953

To section 11 of the said Act, the following proviso shall be added,

namely :

"Provided that, no such award shall be made by the Collector

without the previous approval of the State Government or such
officer as the State Government may appoint in this behalf."
NOTES
Objects and Reasons.- Under the proviso to section 11 of the Land
Acquisition Act, 1894, the Collector was not competent to declare
any award unless it was approved by Government or an officer
appointed by Government in that behalf. This procedure was found
t o cause delay in the declaration of the award and payment of
compensation. This legislation aimed to cut out such delays by
dispensing with the necessity of amendment in this section.
Important provisions.- The Act amends the proviso to section 11 of
the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, so as to enable the Collector to
make an award, even without the previous approval of the State
Government or the officer appointed by Government in this behalf,
in cases where the amount awarded is less than such amount as
the State Government may specify