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Any person who meets the conditions expressed in Act No. 53 of July 11, 1921, and who may desire to acquire a new homestead parcel in excess of the one held by him, shall request from the Secretary of Agriculture permission to acquire said parcel and group it with the one he is holding; Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to order an investigation in each case that may arise, and if said investigation should disclose that the conditions of the land, the working facilities of the candidate and the location of the parcels warrant the new acquisition and/or grouping, the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico shall give his consent to the said new acquisition and/or grouping. History —June 16, 1954, No. 63, p. 342, § 2.