law: Atomic Energy Act, 1962 
  10. Compulsory acquisition of rights to
  
  work minerals
  (1) Where it appears
  
  to the Central Government that any minerals from which in its opinion any of
  
  the prescribed substances can be obtained are present in or on any land, either
  
  in a natural state or in a deposit of waste material obtained from any
  
  underground or surface working, it may by order provide for compulsorily
  
  vesting in the Central Government the exclusive right, so long as the order
  
  remains in force, to work those minerals and any other minerals which it
  
  appears to the Central Government to be necessary to work with those minerals,
  
  and may also provide, by that order or a subsequent order, for compulsorily
  
  vesting in the Central Government any other ancillary rights which appear to
  
  the Central Government to be necessary for the purpose of working the minerals
  
  aforesaid including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing
  
  provisions)-
  (a) rights to withdraw
  
  support;
  (b) rights necessary for the purpose of access
  
  to or conveyance of the minerals aforesaid or the ventilation or drainage of
  
  the working;
  (c) rights to use and occupy the surface of
  
  any land for the purpose of erecting any necessary buildings and installing any
  
  necessary plant in connection with the working of the minerals aforesaid;
  (d) rights to use and occupy for the purpose
  
  of working the minerals aforesaid any land forming part of or used in
  
  connection with an existing mine or quarry, and to use or acquire any plant
  
  used in connection with any such mine or quarry; and
  (e) rights to obtain a supply of water for any
  
  of the purposes connected with the working of the minerals aforesaid, or to
  
  dispose of water or other liquid matter obtained in consequence of working such
  
  minerals.
  (2) Notice of any
  
  order proposed to be made under this section shall be served by the Central
  
  Government-
  (a) on all persons who, but for the order,
  
  would be entitled to work the minerals affected; and
  (b) on every owner, lessee and occupier
  
  (except tenants for a month or for less than a month) of any land in respect of
  
  which rights are proposed to be acquired under the order.
  (3) Compensation in
  
  respect of any right acquired under this section shall be paid in accordance
  
  with section 21, but in calculating the compensation payable, no account shall
  
  be taken of the value of any minerals present in or an land affected by the
  
  order, being minerals specified in the order as those from which in the opinion
  
  of the Central Government uranium or any concentrate or derivative of uranium
  
  can be obtained.