Housing Associations Act 1985

88 Acquisition of land

(1) The Corporation may acquire land by agreement for the purpose of—

(a) selling or leasing it to a registered housing association or an unregistered self-build society, or

(b) providing dwellings (for letting or for sale) or hostels,

and may be authorised by the Secretary of State to acquire land compulsorily for any such purpose.

(2) Land may be so acquired by the Corporation notwithstanding that it is not immediately required for any such purpose.

(3) In relation to a compulsory purchase of land by the Corporation under this section—

(a) in England and Wales, the [1981 c. 67.] Acquisition of Land Act 1981 applies;

(b) in Scotland, the [1947 c. 42.] Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 applies as if the Corporation were a local authority and as if this section were contained in an Act in force immediately before the commencement of that Act.

(4) For the purposes of the purchase of land in Scotland by agreement by the Corporation—

(a) the Lands Clauses Acts (except so much of them as relates to the acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement, the provisions relating to access to the special Act and sections 120 to 125 of the [1845 c. 19.] Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845), and

(b) sections 6 and 70 to 78 of the [1845 c. 33.] Railways Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 (as originally enacted and not as amended by section 15 of the [1923 c. 20.] Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923),

are hereby incorporated with this section, and in construing those Acts for the purposes of this section this section shall be deemed to be the special Act and the Corporation shall be deemed to be the promotors of the undertaking or company, as the case may require.

(5) In Scotland the Corporation may (without prejudice to their own power to acquire land compulsorily) request the Scottish Special Housing Association to acquire land compulsorily on its behalf (as provided in section 175(2) of the [1966 c. 49.] Housing (Scotland) Act 1966) for any purpose for which the Corporation may purchase land compulsorily.