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Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948

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55Power of Secretary of State to acquire land by agreement.

The Secretary of State may by agreement acquire whether by way of purchase, feu, lease, excambion or otherwise—

(a)any land used for agriculture;

(b)any other land which in the opinion of the Secretary of State ought to be brought into use for agriculture;

(c)where any such land as aforesaid is offered to the Secretary of State for acquisition by him on the condition that he also acquires other land not falling within the two foregoing paragraphs, that other land;

(d)any other land as respects which power is conferred on the Secretary of State by this Act to purchase the land compulsorily in accordance with the provisions of this Act in that behalf.

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