SCHEDULE 2F2The First-Tier Tribunal: procedure etc.
Withdrawal of application
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1
A tenant may withdraw an application under section 22(1) at any time (and the tenant is to be treated as having withdrawn it if the tenancy concerned is lawfully terminated).
F11A
A third party applicant may withdraw an application under section 22(1A) at any time.
2
Where an application is withdrawn before the F3Chamber President has referred the case to F5the First-tier Tribunal , the F4Chamber President may—
a
abandon the application, or
b
despite the withdrawal, continue to refer the case to F5the First-tier Tribunal .
3
Where an application is withdrawn after it has been referred to F6the First-tier Tribunal, the First-tier Tribunal may—
a
abandon F7its consideration of the application, or
b
despite the withdrawal—
i
continue to determine the application, and
ii
if F8it does so by deciding that the landlord has failed to comply with the duty imposed by section 14(1), make and enforce a repairing standard enforcement order.
Words in Sch. 2 heading substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/337), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 6(20)(a) (with sch. 1)