PART 5Community empowerment

F1Chapter 2AAssets of community value (England)

Miscellaneous

86Z2Advice and assistance in relation to land of community value

(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 the purposes of provision contained in, or made under, this Chapter, or

(ii)

preparing to, or considering or deciding whether to, take steps within sub-paragraph (i), or

(b)

to a preferred community buyer in relation to doing any of the following—

(i)

negotiating and offering to buy land 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, 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)

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).