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                      <Text>The Welsh Ministers may dispose of any land acquired by them under section 43, 44 or 53.</Text>
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                      <Text>Where the land disposed of under this section is or includes a monument, the disposal must be made on terms the person disposing of the land considers will ensure the preservation of the monument.</Text>
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