Paragraph 2A F1
(1)
If—
(a)
the landlord commences proceedings under Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954; and
(b)
the tenant subsequently makes a claim to acquire the freehold or an extended lease of the property; and
(c)
paragraph 2 above does not render the claim of no effect,
no further steps shall be taken in the proceedings under Part 2 otherwise than for their dismissal and for the making of any consequential order.
(2)
Section 64 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 shall have no effect in a case to which sub-paragraph (1) above applies.