sec.12ALand Court may make declarations

### sec.12A Land Court may make declarations Any person may bring proceedings in the Land Court for a declaration about— a matter done, to be done, or that should have been done under this Act or another Act giving jurisdiction to the court; and the construction of any legislation for the purpose of proceedings in which the court has exclusive jurisdiction. The proceeding may be brought on behalf of a person. If the proceeding is brought on behalf of a person, the person must consent or if the person is an unincorporated body, its committee or other controlling or governing body must consent. A person on whose behalf a proceeding is brought may contribute to, or pay, the legal costs incurred by the person bringing the proceeding. The court has jurisdiction to hear and decide a proceeding for a declaration about a matter mentioned in subsection (1) . Despite subsection (1) , a proceeding can not be brought in the Land Court for a declaration about whether or not a document that purports to be an objection under the Land Valuation Act 2010 is a properly made objection under that Act. s 12A (prev s 33) amd 2010 No. 7 s 54 ; 2010 No. 39 s 325 sch 1 pt 2 reloc and renum 2020 No. 15 s 124 (sec.12A-ssec.1) Any person may bring proceedings in the Land Court for a declaration about— a matter done, to be done, or that should have been done under this Act or another Act giving jurisdiction to the court; and the construction of any legislation for the purpose of proceedings in which the court has exclusive jurisdiction. (sec.12A-ssec.2) The proceeding may be brought on behalf of a person. (sec.12A-ssec.3) If the proceeding is brought on behalf of a person, the person must consent or if the person is an unincorporated body, its committee or other controlling or governing body must consent. (sec.12A-ssec.4) A person on whose behalf a proceeding is brought may contribute to, or pay, the legal costs incurred by the person bringing the proceeding. (sec.12A-ssec.5) The court has jurisdiction to hear and decide a proceeding for a declaration about a matter mentioned in subsection (1) . (sec.12A-ssec.6) Despite subsection (1) , a proceeding can not be brought in the Land Court for a declaration about whether or not a document that purports to be an objection under the Land Valuation Act 2010 is a properly made objection under that Act. - (a) a matter done, to be done, or that should have been done under this Act or another Act giving jurisdiction to the court; and - (b) the construction of any legislation for the purpose of proceedings in which the court has exclusive jurisdiction.