Section 40, The National Power Authority Act, 1982

(1) (a) When the Authority is unable to acquire by private treaty or agreement any land in the Western Area required for the purposes of this Act, the Minister may order proceedings to be taken for the compulsory acquisition of such land in accordance with the provisions of the Public Lands Act and such acquisition shall be deemed to be for a public work within the meaning of that Act. Any land so acquired shall be vested in the Authority by a certificate under the hand of the Minister describing the land and stating that it is so vested. (b) When the Authority is unable to acquire by private treaty or agreement the leasehold of any land in the Provinces required for the purposes of this Act the Minister of the Interior may authorise any person to execute in the name and on behalf of the Chiefdom Council a lease to the Authority on such terms and conditions as shall appear to the Minister to be fair and reasonable of any land which it may so require and any such lease shall, notwithstanding that any consent or approval required by section 3 of the Provinces Land Act has not been obtained, be as effective for all purposes as if the said lease had been duly granted by the Chiefdom Council. (2) All expenses and compensation payable in respect of the acquisition of land acquired by the Authority under this section shall be paid by the Authority. [Margin: Disposal of lands, etc.]