6. In section 210 (suitability of accommodation), after subsection (1), there shall be inserted—
“(1A) In determining for the purposes of this Part whether accommodation is suitable for an applicant, or any person who might reasonably be expected to reside with him, the local housing authority—
(a)shall also have regard to the fact that the accommodation is to be temporary pending the determination of the applicant’s claim for asylum; and
(b)shall not have regard to any preference that the applicant, or any person who might reasonably be expected to reside with him, may have as to the locality in which the accommodation is to be secured.”.