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1 Section 27(1) (interpretation) is amended as follows. 2 After the definition of “the appropriate Minister” insert— “ business ” includes any industrial, commercial or professional activities (whether or not with a view to profit) and the activities of any government department or any local or other public authority; “ common ” includes any land subject to be enclosed under the Inclosure Acts 1845 to 1882 and any town or village green; “ dispose ” includes dispose by sale or exchange or dispose by lease (whether by grant or assignment) and related expressions shall be construed accordingly; “ fuel or field garden allotment ” means any allotment set out as a fuel allotment, or a field garden allotment, under an Inclosure Act; . 3 For the definition of “land” substitute— “ land ” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978; “ open space ” means any land laid out as a public garden or used for the purposes of public recreation or any land which is a disused burial ground; .