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                  <Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-dc0005910b80da770f4b1a0285c063d4"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-d4defe9a26c5b608129a7f8069a332ed"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-61670f02ae30839f52085ecf7d87baad"/>16</Pnumber>
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                        <Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
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                           <Text>An enforcement authority may help a tenant—</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>to make an application under section 13 for a recovery order;</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>to make an application under section 15 for a declaration as to the effect of section 7 on the terms of a regulated lease (within the meaning of those sections);</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>to recover an amount that the appropriate tribunal orders to be paid under a recovery order.</Text>
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                        <Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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                           <Text>For example, the enforcement authority may help by conducting proceedings or giving advice.</Text>
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