New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968

7(1)Subject to this paragraph, where a compulsory purchase order under section 8(1) of this Act is submitted to the Secretary of State, the notice required to be published under paragraph 2 above shall be published not only as mentioned in that paragraph but also by being exhibited at such places in the locality to which the order relates as appear to the acquiring authority to be suitable for bringing it to the attention of all persons concerned.S

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply in any case where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the land to which the compulsory purchase order relates is required for the purpose of a project—

(a)which was adequately set out in a statement prepared for the purposes of an order under section 1 of this Act which has been made, or

(b)which has been the subject of an inquiry for the purposes of [F1section 5 or 15 of the M1Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, or of either of the following enactments no longer in force—

(i)section 1 of the M2Trunk Roads Act 1946 (additional trunk roads and reorganisation of trunk road system);

(ii)section 14(1) of the M3Special Roads Act 1949 (amendments of law relating to trunk roads).]