124(1)
For the purposes of—
(a) any of their functions under this or any other public general Act, or
(b) the benefit, improvement or development of their area,
a parish or community council may acquire by agreement any land, whether situated inside or outside their area.
124(2)
Where under this section a parish or community council are authorised to acquire land by agreement, the provisions of Part I of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (so far as applicable) other than section 31 shall apply, and in the said Part I as so applied the word "land" shall have the meaning assigned to it by this Act.
124(3)
References in the foregoing provisions of this section to acquisition by agreement are references to acquisition for money or money's worth, as purchaser or lessee.