Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973

40 Power of relevant authority to defray expenses in connection with acquisition of new dwellings

(1) Where a person displaced from a dwelling in consequence of any such acquisition as is mentioned in section 36(1)(a) above—

(a) has no interest in the dwelling or no greater interest therein than as tenant for a year or from year to year; and

(b) wishes to acquire another dwelling in substitution for that from which he is displaced,

the acquiring authority may pay any reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the acquisition, other than the purchase price.

(2) No payment shall be made under this section in respect of expenses incurred by any person in connection with the acquisition of a dwelling unless the dwelling is acquired not later than one year after the displacement and is reasonably comparable with that from which he is displaced.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) above a dwelling acquired pursuant to a contract shall be treated as acquired when the contract is made.

(4) Subsections (3) and (6) of section 36 above shall have effect in relation to subsection (1) above and to subsection (1)(a) of that section as applied thereby.