The land was acquired from co-operative landowners without the need for compulsory powers, although this forced a slightly indirect route.

The Act provided two sets of compulsory powers.

The use of these compulsory powers was on the increase.

According to these critics, the use of compulsory powers to protect children is, in fact, declining in relation to the number of children who may require such protection.

He also wrung from the government an agreement that they would not use their compulsory powers in support of land settlement on Lewis for ten years, provided his development works continued.

The government thus felt released from its undertaking not to invoke compulsory powers.

Still, it was the basis of a reformed act in 1913, giving a revived inspectorate compulsory powers, which has been the basis for more effective protection ever since.

The 1983 Mental Health Act, while safeguarding patients' civil rights, has made many mental health professionals reluctant to use its compulsory powers except in extreme cases.

The Panchayat Raj institutions should have compulsory powers of taxation to mobilise their own financial resources.

Putting an end to the unanimity rule is finally allowing the Commission to exercise increasingly compulsory powers.