9 Provision of sites and premises for industry.

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F2For the purpose of providing or managing sites and premises for businesses and providing related facilities, or making land available for developmentF2 the F3AssemblyF3 shall have power to modernise, adapt or reconstruct buildings; and, where the execution of the works will interrupt the use of the buildings or works by any undertaking, the power to acquire land conferred by section 1(7)(h) above shall include power to acquire land for the purpose of providing premises for the occupation of that undertaking or of otherwise meeting its requirements, and the F3AssemblyF3 may for that purpose erect buildings and carry out works on any land so acquired.

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The Assembly may, if it considers there are circumstances which justify the giving of special assistance, provide premises for the occupation of a business free of rent for such time as it thinks appropriateF4