11A. Period within which an award shall be made
1[11A. Period within which an award shall be made. (1) The Collector shall make an award under Section 11 within a period of two years from the date of the publication of the declaration and if no award is made within that period, the entire proceedings for the acquisition of the land shall lapse:
Provided that in a case where the said declaration has been published before the commencement of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984, the award shall he made within a period of two years from such commencement.
Explanation
In computing the period of two years referred to in this section the period during which any action or proceeding to be taken in pursuance of the said declaration is stayed by an order of a Court shall be excluded.).
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1. Ins. by Act No. 68 of 1984, sec. 9 (w.e.f. 24-9-1984).
