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(1)Where—
(a)a qualifying tenant of a flat desires to make a claim to exercise the right to acquire a new lease of his flat, but
(b)the landlord cannot be found or his identity cannot be ascertained,
the court may, on the application of the tenant, make a vesting order under this subsection.
(2)Where—
(a)a qualifying tenant of a flat desires to make such a claim as is mentioned in subsection (1), and
(b)paragraph (b) of that subsection does not apply, but
(c)a copy of a notice of that claim cannot be given in accordance with Part I of Schedule 11 to any person to whom it would otherwise be required to be so given because that person cannot be found or his identity cannot be ascertained,
the court may, on the application of the tenant, make an order dispensing with the need to give a copy of such a notice to that person.
(3)The court shall not make an order on any application under subsection (1) or (2) unless it is satisfied—
(a)that on the date of the making of the application the tenant had the right to acquire a new lease of his flat; and
(b)that on that date he would not have been precluded by any provision of this Chapter from giving a valid notice under section 42 with respect to his flat.
(4)Before making any such order the court may require the tenant to take such further steps by way of advertisement or otherwise as the court thinks proper for the purpose of tracing the person in question; and if, after an application is made for a vesting order under subsection (1) and before any lease is executed in pursuance of the application, the landlord is traced, then no further proceedings shall be taken with a view to a lease being so executed, but (subject to subsection (5))—
(a)the rights and obligations of all parties shall be determined as if the tenant had, at the date of the application, duly given notice under section 42 of his claim to exercise the right to acquire a new lease of his flat; and
(b)the court may give such directions as the court thinks fit as to the steps to be taken for giving effect to those rights and obligations, including directions modifying or dispensing with any of the requirements of this Chapter or of regulations made under this Part.
(5)An application for a vesting order under subsection (1) may be withdrawn at any time before execution of a lease under section 51(3) and, after it is withdrawn, subsection (4)(a) above shall not apply; but where any step is taken (whether by the landlord or the tenant) for the purpose of giving effect to subsection (4)(a) in the case of any application, the application shall not afterwards be withdrawn except—
(a)with the consent of the landlord, or
(b)by leave of the court,
and the court shall not give leave unless it appears to the court just to do so by reason of matters coming to the knowledge of the tenant in consequence of the tracing of the landlord.
(6)Where an order has been made under subsection (2) dispensing with the need to give a copy of a notice under section 42 to a particular person with respect to any flat, then if—
(a)a notice is subsequently given under that section with respect to that flat, and
(b)in reliance on the order, a copy of the notice is not to be given to that person,
the notice must contain a statement of the effect of the order.
(7)Where a notice under section 42 contains such a statement in accordance with subsection (6) above, then in determining for the purposes of any provision of this Chapter whether the requirements of Part I of Schedule 11 have been complied with in relation to the notice, those requirements shall be deemed to have been complied with so far as relating to the giving of a copy of the notice to the person referred to in subsection (6) above.
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