Section 259 — Property Law Act 2007: Interested person may apply for extension of time for bringing proceedings

259 Interested person may apply for extension of time for bringing proceedings (1) This section applies to an interested person who has been prejudiced— (a) by not being served under section 249 with a copy of a notice of intention to cancel a lease that is required to be given under section 245 or 246 ; or (b) by not being served in that way with a copy of that kind at a time that is reasonable in the circumstances (whether or not by reason of the failure of the lessor to comply with that section). (2) An interested person to whom this section applies may apply to the court for an extension of— (a) the time specified in section 258(2)(b) for the bringing of a proceeding for relief under section 258(1); or (b) the time within which to make an application for relief in the lessor’s proceeding for an order for possession. (3) The court may grant the application for an extension of time on any conditions that it thinks fit. Compare: 1952 No 51 s 119