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(1)The Secretary of State may do anything that the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purpose of giving advice or assistance—
(a)to anyone in relation to doing any of the following—
(i)taking steps under or for purposes of provision contained in, or made under, this Chapter so far as applying in relation to England, or
(ii)preparing to, or considering or deciding whether to, take steps within sub-paragraph (i), or
(b)to a community interest group in relation to doing any of the following—
(i)bidding for, or acquiring, land in England that is included in a local authority’s list of assets of community value,
(ii)preparing to, or considering or deciding whether or how to, bid for or acquire land within sub-paragraph (i), or
(iii)preparing to, or considering or deciding whether or how to, bring land within sub-paragraph (i) into effective use.
(2)The things that the Secretary of State may do under this section include, in particular—
(a)the provision of financial assistance to any body or other person;
(b)the making of arrangements with a body or other person, including arrangements for things that may be done by the Secretary of State under this section to be done by that body or other person.
(3)In this section—
(a)the reference to giving advice or assistance includes providing training or education,
(b)“community interest group” means a person who is a community interest group for the purposes of section 95(3) as a result of regulations made under section 95(6) by the Secretary of State, and
(c)the reference to the provision of financial assistance is to the provision of financial assistance by any means (including the making of a loan and the giving of a guarantee or indemnity).
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