SCHEDULE 2Private rented housing committees: procedure etc.
7Withdrawal of application
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A tenant may withdraw an application under section 22(1) at any time (and the tenant is to be treated as having withdrawn it if the tenancy concerned is lawfully terminated).
2
Where an application is withdrawn before the president of the private rented housing panel refers the case to a private rented housing committee, the president may—
a
abandon the application, or
b
despite the withdrawal, continue to refer the case to a private rented housing committee.
3
Where an application is withdrawn after it has been referred to a private rented housing committee, the committee may—
a
abandon their consideration of the application, or
b
despite the withdrawal—
i
continue to determine the application, and
ii
if they do 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.