# Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 48: Approval of members of community to buy land


In section 51 of the 2003 Act (exercise of right to buy: approval of community and consent of Ministers), in subsection (2)(a)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (i)—
(i) for the words “at least half”, substitute “ the proportion ”,
(ii) after “above,”, insert “ who ”, and
(iii) after “land”, insert “ is, in the circumstances, sufficient to justify the community body's proceeding to buy the land; ”,
(b) the word “; or” immediately following sub-paragraph (i) is repealed, and
(c) sub-paragraph (ii) is repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/6/section/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-empowerment-scotland-act-2015/section-48
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