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29.—(1) The court shall not make an order for the possession of a dwelling-house let under a secure tenancy except on one or more of the grounds set out in Part I of Schedule 3F1. . . .
(2) The court shall not make the order—
(a)on any of grounds 1 to 6, unless the condition in paragraph (3)(a) is satisfied;
(b)on ground 7, unless the condition in paragraph (3)(b) is satisfied; and
(c)on any of grounds 8 to 11, unless both those conditions are satisfied.
(3) The conditions are—
(a)that the court considers it reasonable to make the order; and
(b)that the court is satisfied that suitable accommodation will be available for the tenant when the order takes effect.
[F2(3A) The matters to be taken into account by the court in determining whether it is reasonable to make an order on ground 11 shall include—
(a)the age of the tenant;
(b)the period during which the tenant has occupied the dwelling‐house as his only or principal home; and
(c)any financial or other support given by the tenant to the previous tenant.]
[F1(3B) Where a notice under Article 28 has been served on the tenant, the court shall not make such an order on any of the grounds set out in Part I of Schedule 3 unless the ground is specified in the notice; but the grounds so specified may be altered or added to with the leave of the court.
(3C) Where a date is specified in a notice under Article 28 in accordance with paragraph (3) of that Article, the court shall not make an order which requires the tenant to give up possession of the dwelling-house in question before the date so specified.]
(4) Part II of Schedule 3 has effect for determining whether suitable accommodation will be available for a tenant.
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