The Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

accordance with counter-notice

14.—(1) Where—

(a) the rent-payer cannot serve a redemption notice because he does not know the name and address of the rent-owner or his agent or a notice sought to be served by post has been returned undelivered; or

(b) the rent-payer has served a redemption notice on the rent-owner but a counter-notice has not been served on him in accordance with Article 9 and the redemption notice has neither been withdrawn nor ceased to have effect under Article 11; or

(c) a counter-notice has been so served but the rent-payer is unable to make payment to the person specified in the counter-notice in accordance with the counter-notice and the period mentioned in Article 11(2)(a) has not expired,

and—

(i) the redemption money is not payable by instalments, and

(ii) no question as to a matter such as is mentioned in Article 42(4)(a) to (g), or in Article 42(4)(j) as arising under this Part, is pending before the Registrar or on appeal from or reference by him or on a case stated by the Lands Tribunal,

the rent-payer may lodge with the Registrar the redemption money together with the documents and particulars mentioned in paragraph (2).

(2) Those documents and particulars are such documents and particulars as may be prescribed, and also—

(a) where paragraph (1)(b) applies, a copy of the redemption notice together with evidence of its service;

(b) where paragraph (1)(c) applies, copies of the redemption notice and the counter-notice together with particulars of the reasons why payment cannot be made.

(3) The lodgment of redemption money with the Registrar does not affect the liability of the rent-payer to pay any arrears of the ground rent due and recoverable at the redemption date, any apportionment of the ground rent for the period from the last day for payment of ground rent before the redemption date to the redemption date and any costs in connection with the redemption (but not costs in relation to a claim under Article 21(2) or (3)), and any such arrears, apportionment and costs are (without prejudice to any right of set-off or counterclaim) recoverable by the rent-owner in proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction, but not otherwise.

(4) Where the rent-payer cannot serve a redemption notice for any of the reasons mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), for the purposes of this Order the redemption date is the date on which the rent-payer lodges the redemption money under paragraph (1).