(a) references to section 9 of that Act are to be read as references to
subsection (2),

(b) references to the Homes and Communities Agency are to be read as
30references to the MDC concerned, and

(c) references to Part 1 of that Act are to be read as references to this
Chapter.

(9) The provisions of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (other than
section 31) apply, so far as applicable, to the acquisition by an MDC of land by
35agreement.

(10) In subsection (5)—

• “allotment” means any allotment set out as a fuel allotment, or a field
  garden allotment, under an Inclosure Act;

• “common” has the meaning given by section 19(4) of the Acquisition of
  40Land Act 1981;

• “open space” means any land which is—

  (a)

  laid out as a public garden,

  (b)

  used for the purposes of public recreation, or

  (c)

  a disused burial ground.