The Business Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Tenancy application by landlord or tenant

10.—(1) In this Order “tenancy application” means either—

(a) an application by the landlord for an order that the tenant is not entitled to a new tenancy; or

(b) an application by the tenant for an order for the grant of a new tenancy.

(2) Where a landlord has served a notice to determine, a tenancy application may be made to the Lands Tribunal at any time between the date of service of the notice and the date of termination.

(3) Where a tenant has served a notice containing a request for a new tenancy, a tenancy application may be made to the Lands Tribunal at any time between the date of service of a notice served by the landlord under Article 7(6)(b) and the date specified in the tenant’s request for the beginning of the new tenancy.

(4) On a tenancy application by either party, the Lands Tribunal may exercise any power that would have been exercisable by it on a tenancy application by the other, and, accordingly—

(a) neither the landlord nor the tenant may make a tenancy application if the other has done so; and

(b) the landlord may not withdraw a tenancy application made by him unless the tenant consents to its withdrawal.

(5) The Lands Tribunal, on an application made by the landlord or the tenant in relation to a tenancy, may by order—

(a) vary (by extension or reduction) the time limit mentioned in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) (and any extension may be made after the expiration of the time limit);

(b) set an alternative time limit for the purposes of paragraph (3) where the landlord has not served a notice under Article 7(6)(a) or (b).