NOTICE OF INTENTION TO QUIT

Notice given by the lessee to the landlord stating that he/she will terminate a periodic tenancy at a specified date:
Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948 No 25
Current version for 19 May 2010 to date (accessed 10 November 2012 at 10:04)
Part 3Section 63

63   Period of notice to quit

(1)  The period for which notice to quit shall be given shall be not less than a period of seven days, together with an additional seven days for each completed period of six months of occupation.
(2)  Nothing in subsection (1) shall:
(a)  require the giving of notice to quit for:
(i)  a period exceeding fourteen days if the notice is given on any ground specified in paragraph (c), (d), (e) or (f) of subsection (5) of section 62 and not on any other ground,
(ii)  a period exceeding thirty days if the notice is given on any other ground,
(iii)  in the case of shared accommodation—a period exceeding fourteen days, or
(iv)  a period exceeding seven days if the notice is given on the ground specified in section 62 (5) (d1), or
(b)  allow the giving of notice to quit for a period shorter than the period which, but for this section, would be required.