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Notwithstanding paragraph (1) where the appropriate authority has applied for a re-determination by a rent officer in exercise of a function conferred on him by an order under section 121 of the Housing Act 1988 or, as the case may be, section 70 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 the Review Board may, if it considers it appropriate in the circumstances, hold the hearing after the re-determination but as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter.