Who may commence or defend proceedings

(1) Proceedings under this Act may be commenced or defended by any person interested in any land which is or may be affected by the proceedings or, where national land is or may be so affected, whether directly or indirectly, proceedings 7 may be taken by or against the Crown in accordance with the Crown Proceedings Act, Cap. 167, Provided that such proceedings shall not, without the leave of the court, be commenced by any of the following persons, that is to say, (a) a person who is only interested as an encumbrancer, trustee, or tenant; (b) where the land is settled land within the meaning of the Settled Land Act, 1925, c. 18, by any person other than the tenant for life or the person having the powers of a tenant for life for the purposes of that Act. (2) Leave to commence proceedings under this Act may be obtained on summons in Chambers.