3 Power of local authority to provide shops, etc., in connection with housing accommodation.S
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, a local authority may provide and maintain—
(a)any building adapted for use as a shop;
(b)any recreation grounds;
(c)such other buildings or land as are referred to in subsection (2),
in connection with housing accommodation provided by them under this Part.
(2)The buildings or land referred to in subsection (1)(c) are buildings or land which in the opinion of the Secretary of State will serve a beneficial purpose in connection with the requirements of the persons for whom the housing accommodation is provided.
(3)The provision and maintenance of any building or land under this section—
(a)requires the consent of the Secretary of State;
(b)may be undertaken jointly with any other person.
(4)The Secretary of State may, in giving his consent to the provision of any building or land under this section, by order apply, with any necessary modifications, to that building or land any statutory provisions which would have been applicable to it if the building or land had been provided under any enactment giving any local authority powers for that purpose.