(1) If the Governor General considers that any land should be acquired for a public purpose he or she may cause a declaration to that effect to be made in the manner provided by this section and the declaration shall be conclusive evidence that the land to which it relates is required for a public purpose.
(2) Every declaration shall be published in 2 ordinary issues of the Gazette and copies thereof shall be posted on one of the buildings (if any) on the land or exhibited at suitable places in the locality in which the land is situate, and in the declaration shall be specified the following particulars in relation to the land which is to be acquired—
(a) the parish or district in which the land is situate;
(b) a description of the land, giving the approximate area and such other particulars as are necessary to identify the land;
(c) in cases where a plan has been prepared, the place where, and the time when, a plan of the land can be inspected;
(d) the public purpose for which the land is required.
(3) Upon the second publication of the declaration in the Gazette as aforesaid the land shall vest absolutely in the Crown.
(4) This section does not prevent the acquisition of lands for public purposes by private treaty.