Commentary on Sections Provisions supplementary to section 97D
187.The new section 97E of the 2003 Act sets out the constraints which apply to a Part 3A community body after it has acquired land under Part 3A of the 2003 Act.
188.Subsection (1) provides that a Part 3A community body cannot change its memorandum, articles of association, constitution or registered rules without prior consent from Ministers in writing, while the land bought under Part 3A of the 2003 Act remains in its ownership.
189.Subsection (2) allows Ministers to acquire the land compulsorily if a Part 3A community body, which has bought land under Part 3A of the 2003 Act, would no longer be entitled to buy the land.
190.Subsection (3) provides that Ministers cannot exercise their powers under subsection (2) to acquire the land compulsorily if the land is no longer considered to be eligible. This means that Ministers will not be able to exercise their powers on the basis that a Part 3A community body has purchased the land and the land is no longer considered by Ministers to be eligible for the purposes of Part 3A (as defined in section 97C(2) of the 2003 Act).
191.Subsection (4) provides that where Ministers exercise the power conferred by subsection (2), they may make an order in relation to acquiring the land. Subsection (5) sets out the scope of any such order.