Commentary on Sections Reference to Lands Tribunal of questions on applications
309.The new section 97X sets out rights of appeal to the Lands Tribunal on a question relating to the Part 3A application.
310.Subsection (1) provides that at any time before Ministers make a decision on an application, any question relating to the application may be referred to the Lands Tribunal by Ministers, the landowner, a person who is a member of the community to which the Part 3A community body relates, any person with an interest in the land giving rise to a legally enforceable right (e.g. a creditor in a standard security with the right to sell land) or any other such person invited to send views on a Part 3A application (under section 97G(9)(a)(iv)).
311.Subsection (2) provides that the Lands Tribunal may consider the views of the Part 3A community body, the owner of the land subject to the Part 3A application and any other person that the Lands Tribunal determines have an interest in the case.
312.Subsection (3) provides that the Lands Tribunal must inform Ministers of its findings on any of the questions referred to it and may, by order, provide for Ministers to consent to an application under the new section 97L only if they impose certain conditions, as directed by the Lands Tribunal.
313.Subsection (4) provides that if the Lands Tribunal finds that the question on the application is not relevant to the Ministers’ decision, the Lands Tribunal may decide not to consider the question further and find accordingly.
314.Subsection (5) provides that, when referring a question to the Lands Tribunal, the person referring the question must notify Ministers of the referral within 7 days of making that referral.