General 36. (1) Where, in the opinion of the company, the taking or acquisition of any land or interest therein by the company without the consent of the owner is required for the purpose of carrying out its objects, the company shall so advise the appropriate Minister in relation to Part I of the Expropriation Act. (2) For the purposes of the Expropriation Act, any land or interest therein that, in the opinion of the Minister referred to in subsection (1), is required for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the company shall be deemed to be land or an interest therein that, in the opinion of that Minister, is required for a public work or other public purpose and, in relation thereto, a reference to the Crown in that Act shall be construed as a reference to the company. R.S., c. T-4, s. 35; R.S., c. 16 (1st Supp.), s. 42.