48Residential and practice accommodation
(1)The Secretary of State may provide, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed, residential accommodation for officers employed for the purposes of any of his functions under this Act, or for officers employed by a voluntary organisation for the purposes of any service provided under this Part.
(2)The Secretary of State may, in any case, in view of the special circumstances thereof, provide, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed—
(a)residential accommodation for medical and dental practitioners providing services under Part II;
(b)practice accommodation for such medical and dental practitioners and for such other persons providing services under this Act as he thinks fit.
(3)In subsection (2) " practice accommodation ", in relation to a person providing services of any kind, means accommodation suitable for the provision of services of that kind.