6Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 (notice of proceedings for possession: assured tenancies) is to be read, in relation to notices served under that section during the relevant period, as if—
(a)in subsection (3A)—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “periodic tenancy,” there were substituted “periodic tenancy—
“(i)three months after the date on which the notice was served, and
(ii)”, and
(ii)in paragraph (b) for “one month” there were substituted “three months”,
(b)in subsection (4) after “earlier than” there were inserted “three months after”,
(c)in subsection (4A)(a) for “two months” there were substituted “three months”, and
(d)in subsection (4B) for “two weeks” there were substituted “three months”.