Acquisition of land in housing action areasN.I.
56.—(1) Where the Executive has declared a housing action area, it may, in accordance with Article 87, acquire by agreement or compulsorily any land in the area for the purpose of securing or assisting in securing all or any of the objectives specified in Article 52.
(2) If at any time after—
(a)the Executive has entered into a contract for the acquisition of land falling within paragraph (1), or
(b)an order vesting any such land has been made,
the housing action area concerned ceases to be such an area or the land concerned is excluded from the area, this Article shall continue to apply as if the land continued to be in a housing action area.