§ Without prejudice to any powers, whether statutory or other wise, already enjoyed by an heir of entail in possession of an entailed estate in Scotland to sell or grant feus of any part of such estate, any such heir in possession may, notwithstanding any prohibition or limitation in any deed of entail or in any Act of Parliament, sell or feu to a local authority any part or parts of such estate for any purpose for which a local authority may acquire land under the Housing Acts, or public utility society or housing trust, for the purpose of the provision of houses for the working classes, without it being necessary to obtain the consent of the next heir, and without any restriction as to the extent of ground to be sold or feued, excepting, however, from the provisions of this Section, the subjects excepted in Section four of the Entail (Scotland) Act, 1914:
§ Amendment made: After the word "or" ["may acquire land under the Housing Acts, or public utility society"], insert the words "to a." —[Mr. Munro.
§ Provisions for encouraging the Provision of Houses by Public Utility Societies and Housing Trusts and othervise.