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1The Secretary of State may authorise the Corporation to purchase compulsorily any land in Great Britain which they require for or in connection with the exercise and performance of their functions under any enactment.
2In paragraph 1 above " land" includes any right over land; and the power of the Secretary of State under that paragraph includes power to authorise the acquisition of rights over land by creating new rights as well as acquiring existing ones.
3(1)This paragraph applies to land which, for the purposes of the [1946 c. 49.] Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 or of the [1947 c. 42.] Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947, is or forms part of a common, open space or fuel or field garden allotment.
(2)Where for any purpose the Corporation have acquired, or propose to acquire, any land to which this paragraph applies, or any right over any such land, and other land is required for the purpose of being given in exchange for the land or right in question, the Secretary of State may authorise the Corporation to purchase that other land compulsorily, or they may acquire it by agreement.
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