{"id":25880,"date":"2025-02-01T18:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T18:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25880"},"modified":"2025-02-01T18:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T18:19:17","slug":"acquisition-of-lands-bill-set-to-improve-compensation-for-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/acquisition-of-lands-bill-set-to-improve-compensation-for-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Acquisition of Lands Bill Set to Improve Compensation for Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Josiah Williams<\/em><br><em>December 18, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes (Amendment) Bill, debated today in the National Assembly, is designed to provide enhanced benefits to citizens whose properties are acquired by the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill, which addresses outdated provisions in the current legislation, aims to ensure that landowners receive immediate and fair compensation when their land is acquired for public use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, explained that the amendments would strengthen the existing law by guaranteeing that landowners are compensated adequately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new provisions, the Public Works Ministry will be required to pay 80% of the compensation upfront, allowing landowners to receive a substantial portion of the payment before the acquisition process is finalized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the amendments will cover the payment of outstanding mortgages before properties are acquired, ensuring a smoother transition for affected landowners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill also introduces an arbitration process to resolve any disputes that may arise during the land acquisition process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes are expected to address delays that have previously stalled several government projects, which were held up by issues related to acquiring the necessary properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the bill has received support from the government, opposition members have raised concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul, suggested that the bill be referred to a select committee for further examination, proposing that the government incorporate social and sentimental value into the compensation process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also recommended the establishment of a tribunal to assess the value of properties being acquired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these suggestions, the bill is seen as a significant step forward in streamlining land acquisitions and facilitating the timely implementation of government projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is expected that the amendments will expedite the acquisition process, benefiting both citizens and the government in the long term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah WilliamsDecember 18, 2024 The Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes (Amendment) Bill, debated today in the National Assembly, is designed to provide enhanced benefits to citizens whose properties&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25880"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25881,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25880\/revisions\/25881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}