6 F1Liability for costs in relation to acquisition of fee simple.N.I.
A person (in this section referred to as the applicant) who proposes to acquire the fee simple in land by virtue of this Act shall be liable for the payment of the reasonable costs and expenses actually and necessarily incurred in complying with the provisions of this Act by a person upon whom a notice under section 2 or 4 in relation to the land has been served but, if a notice under section 7 in relation to the land is served on the person upon whom the notice under section 2 was served, the applicant shall be liable only for the payment of any such costs or expenses incurred by that last-mentioned person prior to the service of the notice under section 7.
F1functions transf. 1982 NI 6