Withdrawal of application
7(1)A tenant may withdraw an application under section 22(1) at any time (and the tenant is to be treated as having withdrawn it if the tenancy concerned is lawfully terminated).
(2)Where an application is withdrawn before the president of the private rented housing panel refers the case to a private rented housing committee, the president may—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(3)Where an application is withdrawn after it has been referred to a private rented housing committee, the committee may—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.