8S—A local authority who have under Part IV or this Schedule purchased any land comprised in or surrounded by or adjoining a housing action area, may—
(a)where the land was purchased for the purpose of bringing the houses in the area up to the standard specified under section 90(3) or by virtue of section 91(3), sell or lease any such house to any person subject to the condition that that person will bring the house up to at least the appropriate standard and to any other restriction or condition that they may think fit; or
(b)in any other case, sell or lease the land subject to such restrictions and conditions, if any, as they think fit, or may, in accordance with section 73 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (appropriation of land), appropriate the land for any purpose for which they are authorised to acquire land.