1. In section 1 (procedure for compulsory purchase of land) of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947(1)–
(a)in subsection (1), after paragraph (e) insert–
“(f)by Scottish Water under section 47 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3);”; and
(b)after subsection (2) insert–
“(2A) The following sections of, and the Schedules to, this Act shall apply in relation to a compulsory purchase by Scottish Water as they apply in relation to a compulsory purchase by a local authority.”.
Section 1 was amended by the Statute Law Revision Act 1953 (c. 5); the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Schedule 16, paragraph 2; the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16), Schedule 15, paragraph 2; the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54), section 110(3) and the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2), Schedule 2, paragraph 2.