(1)Before giving a direction under section 20(5) or (6) of this Act in a case where a notice to quit to which section 19 of this Act applies has been given the Tribunal shall afford the landlord an opportunity of applying for their consent under this section to the operation of the notice.
(2)Section 25 of the 1948 Act (provisions as to Tribunal's consent for purposes of section 24 of that Act) and section 29 of that Act (penalty for breach of condition accompanying consent to notice to quit) shall apply in relation to an application for, or the giving of, the Tribunal's consent under this section as they apply in relation to an application for, or the giving of, their consent under the said section 24.
(3)The Tribunal shall not entertain an application for their consent to the operation of a notice to quit to which section 19 of this Act applies unless it is made in pursuance of subsection (1) above.
(4)If the Tribunal give their consent on an application made in pursuance of subsection (1) above, they shall dismiss the application or each of the applications made under section 20 of this Act.