8Section 128 of the Housing Act 1996 (notice of proceedings for possession of a dwelling-house let under an introductory tenancy) is to be read, in relation to notices served under that section during the relevant period, as if—
(a)in subsection (4) the second sentence were omitted, and
(b)after subsection (4) there were inserted—
“(4A)The date specified in accordance with subsection (4)—
(a)must not be earlier than the end of the period of three months beginning with the date on which the notice of proceedings is served, and
(b)must not be earlier than the date on which the tenancy could, apart from this Chapter, be brought to an end by notice to quit given by the landlord on the same date as the notice of proceedings.”