§ 7.—(1) In any proceedings on a claim under section 20, in a case to which this Part of this Schedule applies, the plaintiff, the pursuer or the occupier concerned may ask the court to direct that the lessor be joined or sisted as a party to the proceedings.
§ (2) The request shall be granted if it is made before the hearing of the claim begins.
§ (3) The court may refuse the request if it is made after the hearing of the claim begins.
§ (4) The request may not be granted if it is made after the court has determined the claim.
§ (5) Where a lessor has been so joined or sisted as a party to the proceedings and the court finds that—
- (a) the lessor has—
- (i) refused consent to the alteration, or
- (ii) has consented subject to one or more conditions, and
- (b) the refusal or any of the conditions was unreasonable,
it may make such declaration as it considers appropriate or order the lessor to pay compensation to the complainant.
§ (6) If the court orders the lessor to pay compensation it may not order the occupier to do so.