17Meaning of notice period in sections 14 and 16
(1)For the purposes of sections 14(3) and 16(3)(c), a notice period—
(a)begins on the later of—
(i)the day that the landlord receives notice from the tenant of the tenant’s intention to make the application in question, or
(ii)the day after the deadline by which the landlord should have performed the duty to which the application in question relates, and
(b)expires on the day falling 28 days after it begins.
(2)Where the application in question relates to a failure by the landlord to perform more than one duty, the reference to the duty in subsection (1)(a)(ii) is to be read as a reference to the duty with the latest deadline for performance.
(3)A notice of a tenant’s intention to make an application under section 14(1) or 16(1) must fulfil any requirements prescribed by the Scottish Ministers in regulations.