Where a local housing authority have declared an area to be a renewal area, the authority may exercise the powers conferred by this section.
For the purpose of securing or assisting in securing all or any of the objectives mentioned in subsection (3) below, the authority may acquire by agreement, or be authorised by the Secretary of State to acquire compulsorily, any land in the area on which there are premises consisting of or including housing accommodation or which forms part of the curtilage of any such premises; and the authority may provide housing accommodation on land acquired under this subsection.
The objectives referred to in subsection (2) above are—
For the purpose of effecting or assisting the improvement of the amenities in the area, the authority may acquire by agreement, or be authorised by the Secretary of State to acquire compulsorily, any land in the area (including land which the authority propose to dispose of to another person who intends to effect or assist the improvement of those amenities).
The authority may—
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The authority may enter into an agreement with a housing association or other person under which, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, ... the authority's functions under subsection (5) above are to be exercisable by that association or other person.
If after—
the renewal area concerned ceases to be such an area or the land is excluded from the area, the provisions of the subsection in question shall continue to apply as if the land continued to be in a renewal area.
The powers conferred by this section are without prejudice to any power which a local housing authority may have under or by virtue of any other enactment.