# Housing Act 1957, Section 126: Power of county councils to provide houses for their employees


A county council shall have power to provide houses for persons employed or paid by, or by a statutory committee of, the council, and for that purpose may be authorised to acquire or appropriate land in like manner as a local authority may be authorised to acquire or appropriate land for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/56/section/126 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1957/section-126
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