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Water (Scotland) Act 1980, Section 18 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

18 Compulsory acquisition of land for water works.S

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, an order under section 17 may authorise [F1Scottish Water] to acquire compulsorily such land as may be necessary for the purposes of the order, being land which [F2Scottish Water]F3 could be authorised to acquire under [F4section 47 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3)] .

(2)The provisions of Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to an order under section 17 which authorises any such acquisition of land.

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