The acquisition otherwise than by agreement of land within or without the City under this Act shall be regulated by the provisions, so far as they are applicable, of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and by the following further provisions, namely : (1 ) Upon the passing of a resolution by the Board that an improvement scheme under section 14 is necessary in respect of any locality, it shall be lawful for any person either generally or spe cially authorised by the Board in this behalf and for his servants and workmen, to do all such acts on or in respect of land in that locality as it would be lawful for an officer duly authorised by Government to act under section 4(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, and for his servants and workmen, to do thereunder, and the provision contained in section 5 of the said Act shall likewise be ap plicable in respect of damage caused by any of the acts first mentioned.