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BALUCHISTAN ACQUISITION OF LAND (HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN THE RURAL AREAS) ACT, 1974 BALUCHISTAN ACQUISITION OF LAND (HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN THE RURAL AREAS) ACT, 1974 ACT XVIII OF 1974 An Act to provide for acquisition of land for housing and development schemes in the rural areas of the Province of Baluchistan [Gazette of Baluchistan, Extraordinary. 13th August 1974] No. Legis-X-(22)/74.---The Baluchistan Acquisition of Land (Housing and Development Schemes in the Rural Areas) Bill, 1974 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Baluchistan on 5th August 1974 and assented to by the Governor of Baluchistan, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. 7. Matters to be considered in determining compensation.---In determining the amount of compensation to be awarded for land acquired under this Act, the Collector shall take into consideration:- (i) the market value of the land to be determined on the basis of two years average sale price of land similarly situated and put to similar use: Provided that the maximum rate of compensation so determined by the Collector shall not exceed Rupees Twenty-five thousand per acre; (ii) the damage sustained by the claimant by reason of dispossession of any standing crops or trees which may be on the land; (iii) the damage, if any, sustained by the person interested at the time of taking possession of the land by reason of severing such land from the other land; (iv) the damage, if any, sustained by the person interested at the time taking possession of the land, by reason of the acquisition injuriously affecting his other property, movable or immovable, in any other manner or his earnings ; (v) if in consequence of the acquisition of the land the person interested is compelled to change his residence or place of business, the reasonable expenses, if any, incidental to such change.