Any land required by the Board for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act shall be deemed to be needed for a public purpose and such land shall be acquired for the Board as if the provisions of part VII of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 (1 of 1894) were applicable to it and the Board were a company within the meaning of clause (e) of section 3 of the said Act.
41. MEND= 0 CERS—AND SERVANTS OF THE BOAR TO BE PUBLIC SERVANTS:
All membei of the Board, and all officers and servants of the Board whether appointed by the State, Govt. or the Board, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1864).