SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Amendments Consequential on Establishing of Scottish Homes and Abolition of SSHA

Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 c. 26.

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For section 23 (compulsory purchase of land by SSHA) there shall be substituted—

23 Improvement of amenities of residential area by development corporations.

A development corporation may for the purpose of securing the improvement of the amenities of a predominantly residential area within its designated area—

a

carry out any works on land owned by it;

b

with the agreement of the owner of any land, carry out or arrange for the carrying out of works on that land at his or its expense or in part at the expense of both;

c

assist (whether by grants or loans or otherwise) in the carrying out of works on land not owned by it;

d

acquire any land by agreement.