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| (1) Where any immovable property, other than immovable property vested in the State, is required for the purposes of the Railways Authority and the Railways Authority is unable, by agreement to purchase such property, that property may, if the Minister by Order published in the Gazette approves the proposed acquisition, be deemed to be required for a public purpose and may accordingly be acquired under the Land Acquisition Act and be transferred to the Railways Authority under that Act. |
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| (2) Any sum payable for the acquisition of any immovable property under the Land Acquisition Act by the State shall be payable by the Railways Authority. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts