9EPower to acquire and dispose of land adjoining a highway

### 9E Power to acquire and dispose of land adjoining a highway > *\[Section 9E Inserted by No. 101 of 1957, s. 5 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 9E Subsection (1) amended by No. 28 of 1976, s. 74 and Sched. 3 \]**\[Section 9E Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 1985, s. 25 and Sched. 1 \]*Where a portion of a piece of land may be purchased or taken for a State highway or subsidiary road leaving a portion – > > > > > > (a) which in the opinion of the Director-General of Lands cannot reasonably be enjoyed by an owner not owning adjoining land; and > > > > > > > (b) of which the owner does not in fact own any adjoining land, or owns only adjoining land of which the ownership will not in the opinion of the Director-General of Lands enable him reasonably to enjoy the portion left – > > > > the whole piece of land may be purchased or taken as for the purpose of the State highway or subsidiary road. > > > (2)  Surplus land acquired under this section may be disposed of to an adjoining owner by way of – > > > > > > (a) sale; or > > > > > > > (b) compensation for land from him acquired for the State highway or subsidiary road.