Section 49, The National Power Authority Act, 1982

(1) For the purpose of carrying out the Bumbuna Hydro-Electric Power Project or doing anything which the Authority is authorised by section 48 to do for that purpose, the Authority may do all or any of the following things— (a) acquire any land either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily; (b) acquire (either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily) any easement, wayleave, fishery, fishing right, water rights, or other right whatsoever over or in respect of any land or water; (c) terminate, restrict or otherwise interfere with (either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily) any easement, wayleave, fishery, fishing right, water rights, or other right whatsoever existing over or in respect of any land or water; (d) divert, close, remove, submerge or otherwise interfere with (either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily) any private roadway, or bridge or any canal or other artificial waterway or any artificial watercourse; (e) interfere with any land either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily. (2) Whenever, in the carrying out of the Bumbuna Hydro-Electric Power Project, it appears to the Authority that any land, easement, wayleave or other property acquired by the Authority under this Act for the purposes of such project is not required for these purposes it shall be lawful for the Authority to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of such property. [Margin: Generation and distribution of electricity.]