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66.—(1) Where an offer to sell is served on a qualifying person and he wishes to exercise h is right to purchase and–
(a)he does not dispute the terms of the offer to sell by timeously serving a notice setting out a request under section 65(1) or by referring the matter to the Lands Tribunal under subsection (1)(d) of section 71; or
(b)any such dispute has been resolved;
the qualifying person shall, subject to section 67(1), serve a notice of acceptance on the landlord within 2 months of whichever is the latest of–
(i)the service on him of the offer to sell;
(ii)the service on him of an amended offer to sell (or if there is more than one, of the latest amended offer to sell);
(iii)a determination by the Lands Tribunal under section 65(3) which does not require service of an amended offer to sell;
(iv)a finding or determination of the Lands Tribunal in a matter referred to it under section 71(1)(d) where no order is made under section 71(2)(b);
(v)the service of an offer to sell on him by virtue of subsection (2)(b) of section 71;
(vi)where a loan application under subsection (2)(a)(i) of section 216 (loans) has been served in accordance with that section, the service of a relative offer or refusal of loan; or
(vii)where section 216(7) (loans) is invoked, the decision of the court.
(2) Where an offer to sell (or an amended offer to sell) has been served on the qualifying person and a relative notice of acceptance has been duly served on the landlord, a contract of sale of the qualifying house shall be constituted between the landlord and the qualifying person on the terms contained in the offer (or amended offer) to sell.
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