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| (1) The Permanent Secretary may, on the recommendation of the Authority, and subject to and in accordance with the provisions contained in the Schedule to this Act, compulsorily acquire any plan designed or adapted for the production or use of atomic energy or research into matters connected therewith, and transfer the same to the Authority. |
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| (2) In the case of any such plant affixed to any land as is compulsorily acquired under sub-section (1), the Permanent Secretary may cause it to be severed from the land, and shall, if such severance is made, cause any damage caused by such severance to be made good. |
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| (3) Such compensation in respect of the acquisition of any plant under this section shall be paid by the Permanent Secretary to the person who is the owner and to any other person who has an interest in the plant, as may be agreed upon between the Permanent Secretary and such person or persons with the approval of the Minister of Finance or, in default of such agreement, as may be determined by an arbitrator mutually agreed upon by the Permanent Secretary and such person or persons or, failing such last-mentioned agreement, by an arbitrator appointed by the District Judge of Colombo. The arbitrator may, if he thinks fit, be assisted by not more than two assessors, and the fees of the arbitrator and assessors shall be payable by the Permanent Secretary or such person or persons in such proportion as the arbitrator determines. |
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