FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1974
COMPULSORY RESUMPTION OF LAND FOR ITR PROJECT COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO BE BASED ON OPEN MARKET VALUE
TO ALLOW FOR THE BUILDING AND FUTURE RUNNING OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, A BILL, FUJLISHED IN TODAY'S CAZETTE, PROVIDES FOR THE COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND AND PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION BASED ON THE OPEN MARKET VALUE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT TIE BILL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CLAND RESUMPTION AND RELATED PROVISIONS) BILL 1974, BRINGS TOGETHER IN ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION PROVISIONS FROM SEVERAL EXISTING ORDINANCES AND WILL COTI SUPLIFY AND SPEED UP PROCEDURES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR THE ISS, TRANSIT RAILWAY AND FOR AGREEMENT ON THE TERIIS FOR COMPENSATION.
THE BILL ALSO INCORPORATES, HE WENT ON, PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION OF EASEMENTS FOR TUNNELLING AND CONFERS POWERS TO CARRY OUT OTHER WORKS SUCH AS STREET ALTERATIONS, UNDERPINNING OF BUILDINGS AND THE REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS.
SINCE 1968, WHEN PLANNING FOR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY BEGAN, IT HAD BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO PURCHASE LAND AFFECTED AS AND WHEN IT BECAME AVAILACLE. DESICIZAS HAD ALSO CAREFULLY PLANNED THE RAILWAY SO THAT IT FOLLOWED, UHEREVER POSSIBLE, EXISTING PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AND SO HAD REDUCED TO THE MINIMUI, INTEFERENCE WITH PRIVATE LAND AND PROPERTY.
*THE RESULT HAS BEEN THAT, OUT OF 74 MAJOR SITES REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST FOUR STACES, 64 WERE ALREADY THE PROPERTY OF THE CROWN AND INVOLVED NO FRIVATE PROPERTY AT ALL,+ THE SPOKESIAN SAID.
+ IN FACT,+ THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED, +FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST FOUR STAGES OF THE RAILWAY, THERE ARE ABOUT 30 OWNERS AND 250 TENANTS WHO WILL HAVE TO MOVE AND BE RE-HOUSED. OTHERS WILL OF COURSE BE AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY BUT THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO MOVE.+
THE SPOKESMAN VENT ON: +BECAUSE MOST OF THE RAILWAY VILL RUN UNDER PUBLIC OR EXISTING CROWN LAND, THERE WILL NOT BE EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS OR WORKS UNDER PRIVATE PROPERTY. WHERE IT DOES HAVE TO BE CARRIED OUT, COMPENSATION WILL BE PAID IF THE OWNER SUFFERS ANY LOSS.+
THE BILL PROVIDES FOR PLANS OF THE RAILWAY AREA TO BE PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. THESE WILL BE DISPLAYED IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT OFFICES INCLUDING THOSE OF CITY DISTRICT OFFICES. THE TERI +RAILWAY AREA+ KEANS THE AREA WITHIN WHICH LAND MAY BE RESUMED OR EASEMENTS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING AND RUNNING THE RAILWAY.
THE BILL
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