S. No

Action

Responsible

Time

Output/Outcome

1.

Identification of land which is potentially hazardous

Minister for Lands or any authority or interested party; provided that the Minister is convinced

Open

Land identified to be “proposed hazard land” and matter taken up further by the Minister

2.

Publication of Notice in Gazette of proposed hazard land (Land Form 2, Appendix 1)

Minister

Date not less that 60 days from publication of notice when declaration will be made

Notice of intention to declare land to be hazardous specifying:

a) the location of the proposed hazardous land;

b) the boundaries and extent of the proposed hazardous land;

c) a brief statement of the reasons for the proposed declaration;

d) the date, being, not less than sixty days from the date of the publication of the notice when the declaration may be made.

3.

A copy of the notice of proposed hazard land is:

a) served on all persons occupying and using the proposed hazardous land, in a manner and form, as will be understandable to those persons;

b) served on all local authorities having jurisdiction in the area of the proposed hazardous land;

c) put up in conspicuous places within, the area, of the proposed hazard land

d) put in official Gazette and local newspapers.

Minister

Date not less that 60 days from publication of notice when declaration will be made

All interested parties informed and enabled to give objections or otherwise, their views.

4.

Parties served with notice or not served but interested nevertheless, make presentations to the Commissioner for Lands

Stakeholders

30 days

Commissioner made aware of the views and objections or otherwise of the stakeholders

5.

Commissioner hears and records representations and takes them into account whether to recommend to the Minister to declare land to be hazardous

Commissioner for Lands

30 days (above)

Recommends to the Minister to declare or not to declare land to be hazardous.

6.

Declaration of Hazardous land is made (Land Form 3, Appendix 2)

Minister

When convinced that that is the rights step

Land declared to be hazardous land.

7.

Where proposed hazardous land is used under Granted Right of Occupancy or Customary Tenure, Minister will inform the President

Minister

asap

President to consider issue further

8.

President declares land under granted right of occupancy or customary tenure, hazardous land

President

asap

Declaration serves to compulsorily acquire that land subject to payment of compensation

9.

Notice of declaration of hazardous land put in Gazette and elsewhere

Minister

asap

Land declared to be hazardous, to be used as directed by local planning authority.