Paragraph 1

Where the Minister proposes to acquire any articles under section eight of this Act, he shall serve upon the person appearing to him to be the owner thereof a notice in writing (hereinafter in this Act referred to as a “notice of acquisition”) specifying the articles to be acquired and requiring that person to make to the Minister within a time specified in the notice a written declaration containing such particulars as may be so specified as to the ownership of those articles and as to any agreement or charge by virtue of which any other person has an interest in any of those articles.