Paragraph 3 provides that where a valid section 21 notice has been issued before the commencement date, the tenancy will remain an assured shorthold tenancy and the section 21 notice will remain valid until proceedings in reliance on the notice have concluded. Until then, the amendments made by Chapter 1 of Part 1 do not apply in relation to the tenancy.
	Paragraph 4 relates to possession proceedings that have not been commenced immediately before the commencement date. This provides that section 21 of the 1988 Act continues to have effect during the period in which the landlord can bring proceedings (or until any proceedings are concluded). However, the landlord will have from the commencement date, a maximum of three months to commence those possession proceedings.
Schedules Schedule 6: Part 1 - Application of Chapter 1 of Part 1 to existing tenancies: transitional provision Section 2: claim form for section 21 possession proceedings already requested, as well as for section 21 possession proceedings not already requested Effect