# Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act 1964, Section 1: Power to develop land.


(1) A local authority may, for the benefit or improvement of their area, erect any building and construct or carry out works on land.
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(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the exercise by a local authority of power to develop land under section 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1945 (which gives power to develop land held under that Act for planning purposes).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/67/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-development-and-finance-scotland-act-1964/section-1
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