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6(1)For the purposes of its functions, a Transport Partnership may—
(a)acquire by agreement; or
(b)if authorised by the Scottish Ministers, purchase compulsorily,
any land.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1)(b) above—
(a)does not apply in relation to Crown land (within the meaning of section 242 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8)); and
(b)is subject to any other enactment conferring on the Transport Partnership power to acquire land compulsorily.
(3)The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 (c. 42) applies in relation to the compulsory purchase of land under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above as if—
(a)that provision were contained in an Act in force immediately before the commencement of that Act; and
(b)the Transport Partnership were a local authority.
(4)The power to acquire or purchase land under sub-paragraph (1) above includes power to acquire a servitude or other right in or over land by the creation of a new right.
(5)A Transport Partnership may develop its land for the purposes of its functions in such manner as it thinks fit.
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