View All - 1972 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances ESTATES (CONTROL OF TRANSFER AND ACQUISITION)Marginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Estates (Control of Transfer and Acquisition) Act, No. 2 of 1972, and shall come into operation on such date as may be appointed by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the " appointed date ").2. Transfer of Ownership of an estate to be null and void in certain circumstances. 3. Applications for consent of Minister. 4. Furnishing of information and production of evidence, and inspections, required for the consideration of applications. 5. Communication of decision of Minister. 6. Certificate of consent. 7. Eight of pre-emption. 8. Acquisition of estates. 9. Revocation of vesting Order. 10. Taking possession of estate vested in the Crown. 11. Prevention of or obstruction to taking possession of an estate for and on behalf of the Crown. 12. Compensation in respect of estate vested in the Crown. 13. Interest on compensation. 14. Date of commencement of accruement of compensation. 15. Manner and mode of payment of compensation. 16. Determination of compensation. 17. Payment of compensation. 18. Provision for cases where compensation is not accepted, &c. 19. Deductions from compensation. 20. Regulations. 21. Offences. 22. This Act to prevail over other written law. 23. Interpretation.