9.—(1) In applying paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1954, the reference to £80 shall, in relation to a separate dwelling with more than three rooms, be construed—
(a) in the case of a separate dwelling with five or more rooms—as a reference to £120, and
(b) in any other case—as a reference to £100.
(2) Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1954 is hereby amended by the insertion of “or section 11 of the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1956” after “section 7 of the Act of 1952”.
