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.