(1)In any case where—
(a)a notice to determine a tenancy has been served under section 4 or a request for a new tenancy made under section 5; and
(b)an application to the Lands Tribunal has been made under section 8; and
(c)but for this section the effect of that notice or request would be to terminate the tenancy before the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the date on which the application is finally disposed of;
the effect of the notice or request shall be to terminate the tenancy either at such date as the Lands Tribunal may direct or at the expiration of the said period of three months and not at any other time.
(2)The reference in subsection (1)( c) to the date on which an application is finally disposed of shall be construed as a reference to the earliest date by which the proceedings on the application (including any proceedings on or in consequence of an appeal) have been determined and any time for appealing or further appealing has expired, except that if the application is withdrawn or any appeal is abandoned the reference shall be construed as a reference to the date of the withdrawal or abandonment.