Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)

Part 1 S Housing standards

Chapter 5 S Repair, improvement and demolition of houses

Enforcement by local authority S

40 Acquisition of houses to be demolished S

(1) Where a local authority is authorised by section 35 to demolish a house the authority may, before carrying out the demolition, acquire the house and its site—

(a) by agreement, or

(b) with the authorisation of the Scottish Ministers, compulsorily.

(2) The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 (c. 42) applies in relation to an acquisition under subsection (1)(b) as if that provision were contained in an Act of Parliament in force immediately before the commencement of that Act (with references in that Act to land being read as references to the house and its site).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 40 in force at 1.4.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/122, art. 3