Part I LANDLORD AND TENANT

Chapter II INDIVIDUAL RIGHT OF TENANT OF FLAT TO ACQUIRE NEW LEASE

Termination or suspension of acquisition procedures

53 Deemed withdrawal of tenant’s notice.

1

Where—

a

in a case to which subsection (1) of section 48 applies, no application under that subsection is made within the period specified in subsection (2) of that section, or

b

in a case to which subsection (3) of that section applies, no application for an order under that subsection is made within the period specified in subsection (5) of that section,

the tenant’s notice shall be deemed to have been withdrawn at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above (as the case may be).

2

Where, in a case falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 49, no application for an order under that subsection is made within the period specified in subsection (3) of that section, the tenant’s notice shall be deemed to have been withdrawn at the end of that period.

3

Where, in a case to which subsection (4) of section 49 applies, no application for an order under that subsection is made within the period specified in subsection (6) of that section, the tenant’s notice shall be deemed to have been withdrawn at the end of that period.

4

The following provisions, namely—

a

section 43(3),

b

section 48(4), and

c

section 49(5),

also make provision for a notice under section 42 to be deemed to have been withdrawn at a particular time.