(1)A local authority may be authorised by the Secretary of State to purchase compulsorily any land, whether situated within or outside its area, for the purpose of any of their functions under section 1, [F1or 3] of this Act.
(2)In relation to the compulsory purchase of land under this section, the M1Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 shall apply as if subsection (1) above had been in force immediately before the commencement of that Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 2(1) substituted (11.09.1996) by S.I. 1996/2235, art. 9(2)
Marginal Citations