15In section 21 (exchequer contributions for hostels), in subsection (4) the words from " Section 12(2)" to the end shall cease to have effect and at the end of the section there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(5)Any reference in subsection (4) of this section to a house shah be construed as including a reference to any residential accommodation provided for occupation by not more than two persons and equipped with cooking facilities for the exclusive use of those persons, notwithstanding that it is not equipped with facilities of other kinds for such exclusive use.
In this subsection the expression "cooking faculties" in relation to any residential accommodation means facilities suitable for the preparation of food for the number of persons for which the accommodation is provided, and if any question arises whether any particular facilities fall within that description it shall be decided by the Secretary of State”.