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Act No. 1654 Section 7

Act No. 1654 Section 7

Section 7

SEC. 7. Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Commerce and Police and the approval of the Governor-General, every steam and Police and the approval of the Governor-General, every steamship company granted a lease of the foreshore as hereinbefore provided may, by proper condemnation proceedings, acquire, for the purpose of erecting wharves or other structures for the better handling of its steamship business, land not under water adjacent to the foreshore for which such company obtained a lease. In order to secure the approval of the Governor-General, such steamship company shall file with the Secretary of Commerce and Police an application stating in detail the situation and extent of the land desired, the nature and extent of the wharves or other structures to be erected on the land not under water adjacent to the foreshore, and the character of the business and use to which the applicant desires to put such land.

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CitationAct No. 1654 Section 7 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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