{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-act-northern-ireland-1970/schedule-9/paragraph-4A",
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  "legislation": "apni/1970/18",
  "legislation_title": "Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-act-northern-ireland-1970",
  "path": "schedule/9/paragraph/4A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where—\n(a) there is mediation in relation to a relevant cross border dispute giving rise to a claim for compensation; and\n(b) the period of 6 years referred to in paragraph 4(1) (“the limitation period”) would, apart from this paragraph, expire—\n(i) in the period of 8 weeks after the date on which the mediation ends;\n(ii) on the date on which the mediation ends; or\n(iii) after the date on which all of the parties to the dispute agree to participate in the mediation but before the date on which the mediation ends.\n(2) Where this sub-paragraph applies, the limitation period is extended so that it expires on the date falling 8 weeks after the date on which the mediation ends.\n(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) and (2), a mediation in relation to a relevant cross-border dispute ends on the date of the first of these to occur—\n(a) all of the parties reach an agreement in resolution of the dispute;\n(b) all of the parties agree to end the mediation;\n(c) a party notifies all of the other parties of that party's withdrawal;\n(d) a period of 14 days expires after a request made by one party to another party for confirmation of whether the other party has withdrawn and the other party does not respond in that period; or\n(e) a period of 14 days expires after the date on which the mediator's tenure ends (by reason of death, resignation or otherwise) and a replacement mediator has not been appointed in that period.\n(4) In this paragraph—\n“the Directive” means Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21st May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters;\n“mediation” and “mediator” have the meanings given by Article 3 of the Directive; and\n“relevant cross-border dispute” means a cross-border dispute within the meaning given by Article 2 of the Directive.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 9 para. 4A inserted (18.4.2011) by Cross-Border Mediation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/157), reg 4(3) (with reg. 1(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1970/18/schedule/9/paragraph/4A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:29:35.461163+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}