# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 10: Actions relating to land

Extent: N.I.

In actions brought under Article 12 of the Order, any person not named as a defendant—
(a) may appear and defend, on sending by post to the chief clerk and to each plaintiff and defendant [ at any time before the hearing] a notice claiming that he has an estate or interest in the land to which the action relates or a part thereof;
(b) may, by leave of [ the judge or district judge as the case may be], appear and defend at the hearing, and [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may, if he thinks fit, add the name of such person as a defendant in the action;
and [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may deal with such person, both as to costs and allowances, as if he had been originally named as a defendant and served with the civil bill.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/3/chapter/1/rule/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-3/chapter-1/rule-10
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