(1)Nothing in this Part shall be taken to prevent or hinder or limit the exercise by traditional authorities of the functions of determining disputes over customary tenure or acting as a mediator between persons who are in dispute over any matters arising out of customary tenure.

(2)At the commencement of a case or at any time during the hearing of the case, a land tribunal may advise the parties to the case that, in its opinion, the nature of the case is such that the parties would be better served y using mediation to resolve their differences than by continuing with tigation in the tribunal; and where such an opinion has been given, the land tribunal may adjourn the case for such period as it considers fit to enable the parties to use the services of the traditional authorities or the mediator or some other person to mediate in the dispute.