Housing Act 1969

32 General powers exercisable by local authority in general improvement area

(1) Where a local authority have declared an area to be a general improvement area they may, for the purpose of effecting or assisting any such improvement as is mentioned in section 28(1) of this Act—

(a) carry out any works on land owned by them and assist (whether by grants or loans or otherwise) in the carrying out of any works on land not owned by them ;

(b) acquire any land by agreement;

(c) let or otherwise dispose of any land for the time being owned by them;

and may be authorised by the Minister to acquire compulsorily any land within the general improvement area or adjoining that area.

(2) The [1946 c. 49.] Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 shall apply to a compulsory acquisition of land under this section as if this section had been in force immediately before the commencement of that Act.

(3) Where a local authority acquire land in pursuance of this section it shall be their duty to secure that any persons who may be displaced from residential accommodation on the land and for whom no suitable accommodation is otherwise available on reasonable terms will be provided with such accommodation before the displacement.

(4) Section 144 of the Act of 1957 (obligation to rehouse in certain circumstances) shall not apply to any acquisition of land under this section.

(5) Nothing in this section shall enable a local authority to improve any dwelling which has not been acquired or provided by them in pursuance of this section or to make any grant towards the cost of any works in any case where such a grant might be made under Part I of this Act.