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Date of termination of tenancy on failure to do work
7.—(1) Where the time specified for doing any work is extended under article 6(2), the arbitrator may, either of his own motion or on the application of the landlord made not later than fourteen days after the termination of the arbitration, specify a date for the termination of the tenancy by notice to quit in the event of the tenant’s failure to do the work within the extended time.
(2) A date specified under paragraph (1) above shall not be earlier than—
(a)the date on which the tenancy could have been terminated by notice to quit served on the expiration of the time originally specified in the notice to do work, or
(b)six months after the expiration of the extended time,whichever is the later.
(3) Where the landlord applies to the arbitrator under paragraph (1) above, he shall at the same time give written notice of the application to the tenant (except where the application is made at the arbitration) and the tenant shall be entitled to be heard on the application.
(4) A notice to quit on a date specified under paragraph (1) above shall be served on the tenant within one month after the expiration of the extended time, and shall (subject to any right to contest its effectiveness available to the tenant) be valid notwithstanding that it is served less than twelve months before the date on which the tenancy is to be terminated or that that date is not the end of a year of the tenancy.
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