(1)At the end of section 9 of the M1Housing Act 1985 (provision of housing accommodation) there shall be added the following subsection—
“(5)Nothing in this Act shall be taken to require (or to have at any time required) a local housing authority itself to acquire or hold any houses or other land for the purposes of this Part.”
(2)At the end of section 2 of the M2Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (powers of local authorities to provide housing accommodation) there shall be added the following subsection—
“(6)Nothing in this Act shall be taken to require (or to have at any time required) a local authority itself to acquire or hold any houses or other land for the purposes of this Part.”