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Uimhir 11 de 1931.
ACHT TALMHAN, 1931.
CUID I.
AIRGEADAS.
Bannaí talmhan do tugadh amach fén Acht Talmhan, 1929.
1.—Bainfidh Acht na mBannaí Talmhan, 1925, le bannaí talmhan do bhunuigh agus do thug an tAire Airgid amach fé sna comhachta do bronnadh air le fo-alt (2) d'alt 5 den Acht Talmhan, 1929, chun crícheanna an ailt sin fé mar a bhaineann sé le bannaí talmhan do bhunuigh agus do thug an tAire sin amach chun crícheanna an Achta Talmhan, 1923.
Saoirse o dhiuité stampa.
2.—Ní bheidh aon diuité stampa inéilithe ná iníoctha ar aon chó-aontú, leithliú, dintiuir muirir, cuimhneachán, ná instruimid eile (ar a n-áirítear instruimidí do críochnuíodh ach nár stampáladh roimh an Acht so do rith) a déanfar i gcóir no i dtaobh Coimisiún na Talmhan do dhíol talmhan fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh no dá réir a bheidh dílsithe ionta, ná ar aon instruimid den tsórt san éileoidh Coimisiún na Talmhan do dhéanamh chun a chur in áirithe go n-aisíocfar airgead do bhéarfaid uatha mar roimh-íoc.
Alt 1 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, do leasú.
3.—(1) Déanfar fo-alt (3) d'alt 1 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, mar a leasuítear é le halt 3 d'Acht na mBannaí Talmhan, 1925, do léiriú agus beidh éifeacht aige fé is dá leigtí ar lár ann na focail “in íoc Diúitéthe Báis no” atá anois sa bhfo-alt san.
(2) I dteanta na suimeanna uile agus fé seach is gá, do réir fo-ailt (5) d'alt 1 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, mar a leasuítear é le halt 3 d'Acht na mBannaí Talmhan, 1925, do chur i leataoibh i gciste na mbannaí talmhan chun bannaí d'fhuascailt, cuirfear i leataoibh, i gcóir na fuascailte sin, i gciste na mbannaí talmhan i ndeire gach leath-bhliana dar críoch an 1adh lá de Bhealtaine no an 1adh lá de Mhí na Samhna go dtí go mbeidh gach banna talmhan fuascailte do tugadh amach fén Acht Talmhan, 1923, no fé aon Acht le n-a leasuítear an tAcht san, gach suim d'íoc Coimisiún na Talmhan isteach i gciste na mbannaí talmhan fén Acht so i rith na leath-bhliana san chun bannaí talmhan d'fhuascailt.
Blianachtaí ar ath-dhíol talmhan do cheannuigh Bord na gCeanntar gCumhang do bhí ann le déanaí.
4.—(1) Gach roimh-íoc do bhéarfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan uatha, tar éis an Achta so do rith, ar ath-dhíol talmhan (nách talamh le n-a mbaineann an chéad alt eile ina dhiaidh seo den Acht so) do cheannuigh Bord na gCeanntar gCumhang do bhí ann le déanaí as na cistí do bhí ar a gcur acu, beidh sí ionaisíoctha tré bhlianacht cheannaigh a háireofar do réir ráta trí go gceathrú per cent. agus a bheidh iníoctha i pé trátha ordóidh an tAire Airgid.
(2) I gcás ina ndearna Bord na gCeanntar gCumhang do bhí ann le déanaí no Coimisiún na Talmhan, roimh an Acht so do rith, roimh-íoc do thabhairt uatha ar ath-dhíol talmhan do cheannuigh an Bord san as na cistí do bhí ar a gcur acu, féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, pé uair is oiriúnach leo é, a chur fé ndeár go n-áireofar an tsuim a bheidh amuich agus gan íoc an uair sin alos an roimh-íoca san agus an talamh san do chur fé mhuirear blianachta ceannaigh a háireofar do réir ráta trí go gceathrú per cent. per annum, chun na suime bheidh amuich amhlaidh d'aisíoc, in ionad agus in íoc na blianachta do bhí iníoctha go dtí san alos an roimh-íoca san.
(3) Déanfar gach airgead a baileofar alos blianachtaí ceannaigh a bunófar fén alt so d'íoc isteach sa Stát-Chiste no do chur chun tairbhe dho i pé slí cheapfaidh an tAire Airgid le rialacháin a dhéanfa sé fén Acht so.
Sochar díola tailte áirithe ba le Bord na gCeanntar gCumhang do bhí ann le déanaí.
5.—(1) Gach airgead, ciste, agus banna talmhan atá anois i láimh no a thiocfaidh ina dhiaidh seo chun láimhe Choimisiún na Talmhan agus a sheasuíonn in ionad an tsochair do tháinig as Bord na gCeanntar gCumhang do bhí ann le déanaí no Coimisiún na Talmhan do dhíol talmhan le n-a mbaineann an t-alt so no a sheasuíonn in ionad praghas fuascailte barr-chíosanna no leasanna uachtaracha eile do cheannuigh an Bord san, déanfar iad d'íoc isteach sa Stát-Chiste no do chur chun tairbhe dho i pé slí ordóidh an tAire Airgid.
(2) Baineann an t-alt so le talamh do cheannuigh Bord na gCeanntar gCumhang do bhí ann le déanaí as na cistí do bhí ar a gcur acu no do fuair an Bord san ar shlí eile seachas tré roimhíocanna as ciste thalamh-cheannaigh na hÉireann agus do dhíol an Bord san mar ghnáth-dhíoltóir tré sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh (pe'ca de críochnuíodh an díol san roimh an 9adh lá de Lúnasa, 1923, no do críochnuíodh ina dhiaidh sin é mar chó-aontú cheannaigh do bhí ar feitheamh ar an dáta san) no ar shlí eile seachas tré sna hAchtanna san.
Fiachas contae-bhuirgí maidir leis an gciste urraíochta.
6.—D'ainneoin éinní atá i bhfo-alt (3) d'alt 22 den Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891, beidh cion contae-bhuirge de sna deontaisí cánachais áitiúla ar fáil (do réir an Achta san agus do réir na rialachán do rinneadh fé agus díreach fé is dá mba chontae an chontae-bhuirg sin) chun crícheanna an chiste urraíochta maidir le talamh do tháinig, o ritheadh an tAcht san, no a thiocfaidh ina dhiaidh seo chun bheith laistigh den chontae-bhuirg sin agus atá anois no a bheidh ina dhiaidh seo fé bhlianacht thalamh-cheannaigh.
Conus a cuirfear blianachtaí ceannaigh áirithe.
7.—I gcás ina ndearna Coimisiún na Talmhan no ina ndéanfaid ina dhiaidh seo píosa talmhan d'ath-dhíol fén Irish Land (Provision for Sailors and Soldiers) Act, 1919, ar phraghas mhéaduithe agus gurb é rud fé ndeár an praghas méaduithe sin, in iomlán no i bpáirt, ná caithteachas ar fheabhsú do rinne Coimisiún na Talmhan ar an talamh san no ina thaobh tar éis an 1adh lá d'Abrán, 1922 (pe'ca roimh an Acht so do rith é no dá éis sin) as airgead do chuir an Rialtas Briotáineach ar fáil no d'aisíoc sé, déanfar oiread den bhlianacht cheannaigh do híocadh isteach i gciste na mblianachtaí ceannaigh no i gciste na mbannaí talmhan (pe'ca aca é) alos an phraghais sin is ionchurtha i leith an chaithteachais sin d'íoc leis an Rialtas Briotáineach no do chur i gcreidiuint do i pé slí cheapfaidh an tAire Airgid le rialacháin a dhéanfa sé fén alt so agus féadfar a ordú leis na rialacháin sin cadé an tslí ina ndéanfar amach an cion den bhlianacht cheannaigh is ionchurtha i leith an chaithteachais sin.
Airgead do sholáthar chun an Achta so do chur i bhfeidhm.
8.—Gach airgead a theastóidh o Choimisiún na Talmhan chun a gcomhacht fén Acht so d'fheidhmiú no in aon tslí eile chun an Achta so do chur i bhfeidhm agus ná cuirtear ar fáil in aon tslí eile leis an Acht so, déanfar, sa mhéid go gceadóidh an tAire Airgid é, é d'íoc amach as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.
CUID II.
GABHALTAISI DO DHILSIU.
Liostaí de ghabháltaisí dílsithe d'fhoillsiú.
9.—(1) Foillseoidh Coimisiún na Talmhan o am go ham sa tslí orduithe liostaí (dá ngairmtear liostaí de ghabháltaisí dílsithe san Acht so) de thalamh thionóntuithe ar n-a chó-dhéanamh de ghabháltaisí ar ar tugadh mion-innste de réir fo-alt (1) d'alt 40 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, agus faisnéisfid i ngach liost den tsórt san, maidir leis an talamh tionóntuithe bheidh luaidhte sa liost san, an lá ceaptha (fhéadfaidh bheith roimh dháta foillsithe an liosta san no air no ina dhiaidh) i gcóir na talmhan san.
(2) Díreach tar éis liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe d'fhoillsiú, tiocfaidh no tuigfear go dtáinig (pe'ca aca is gá sa chás) talamh tionóntuithe bheidh luaidhte sa liost san chun bheith dílsithe i gCoimisiún na Talmhan ar an lá ceaptha faisnéisfear sa liost san i gcóir na talmhan san.
(3) Tuigfear gach tionónta ar ghabháltas a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe (pe'ca bheidh an tionónta san ainmnithe sa liost san no ná beidh) no, má bhíonn tionónta gabháltais ainmnithe sa liost san agus go mbeidh sé marbh ar an lá ceaptha i gcóir an ghabháltais sin, tuigfear ionadaí pearsanta an tionónta san do bheith tar éis connra ceannaigh déanach do dhéanamh ar an lá ceaptha chun an ghabháltais sin do cheannach o Choimisiún na Talmhan ar an riail-phraghas agus bainfidh fo-ailt (2), (3), agus (5) d'alt 28 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, le cás an ghabháltais sin díreach mar a bhainid le cás na ngabháltas a luaidhtear sna fo-ailt sin ach amháin ná cuirfidh fo-alt (6) den alt san 28 cosc ná teora leis an mbaint sin.
(4) Gach suim a thiocfaidh chun bheith iníoctha, alos gabháltais a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe, de bhua fo-altanna (2), (3), agus (5) d'alt 28 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, mar a cuirtear i mbaint iad tríd an alt so, cuirfear í mar mhuirear ar an ngabháltas san i dtosach ar gach seana-leas agus sean-eire dheineann deifir don ghabháltas san pe'ca roimh an lá ceaptha do bunuíodh iad no ina dhiaidh sin.
(5) Ní bhainfidh fo-ailt (2), (3), agus (4) d'alt 40 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, ná fo-alt (1) d'alt 17 den Acht Talmhan, 1927, le gabháltas a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe.
(6) Bainfidh fo-alt (7) d'alt 17 den Acht Talmhan, 1927, le cás gabháltais no coda de ghabháltas a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe agus go dtabharfaidh Coimisinéirí na nOibreacha Puiblí in Éirinn deimhniú do Choimisiún na Talmhan ina thaobh do réir an fho-ailt sin roimh an lá ceaptha no ina dhiaidh sin ach roimh an ngabháltas san do dhílsiú i dtionónta fén Acht so.
(7) Bainfidh fo-alt (2) d'alt 73 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, le cás gabháltaisí bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe ach go bhféadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan an fhaisnéis a luaidhtear i mír (a) den phrovísó a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt san do dhéanamh roimh an lá ceaptha no ina dhiaidh sin.
Liostaí de ghabháltaisí dílsithe do leasú.
10.—(1) Féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe do leasú le haontú na bpáirtithe uile le n-a mbaineann no, fé réir forálacha an ailt seo, gan an t-aontú san.
(2) Má bheartuíonn Coimisiún na Talmhan liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe do leasú ar shlí seachas ar aontú na bpáirtithe, déanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan fógra do sheirbheail-sa tslí orduithe ar gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann, á rá go bhfuil beartuithe acu an leasú san do dhéanamh agus bhéarfaid do gach páirtí acu san caoi ar agóid do dhéanamh i gcoinnibh an leasuithe bheartuithe sin.
(3) Déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach agóid a déanfar go cuibhe i gcoinnibh leasuithe bheidh beartuithe do dhéanamh ar liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe do bhreithniú agus breith do thabhairt uirthi agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomhairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh breithe na gCoimisinéirí Talmhan eile ar aon agóid den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar an athchomharc san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh na breithe sin an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
Gabháltaisí i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe do choinneail.
11.—(1) I gcás ina mbeadh gabháltas do bheadh i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe ina ghabháltas choinnithe do réir bhrí fo-ailt (6) d'alt 28 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, dá mbaineadh an fo-alt san leis, féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan an gabháltas san do choinneail d'ainneoin éinní atá san Acht so.
(2) Bainfidh ailt 29, 33, agus 34 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, le gabháltaisí choinneoidh Coimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so chó hiomlán is bhainid leis na gabháltaisí coinnithe luaidhtear sna hailt sin agus dá réir sin beidh ag Coimisiún na Talmhan, maidir le gabháltaisí choinneoid fén alt so, gach comhacht a bronntar ortha leis na hailt sin.
Orduithe dílsiúcháin i dtaobh gabháltaisí dílsithe.
12.—(1) Má fhoillsíonn Coimisiún na Talmhan liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe, déanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan o am go ham, tar éis pé fiosrú is dóich leo is gá do dhéanamh i dtaobh cruinnis na mion-innste luaidhtear sa liost san ar na gabháltaisí sa liost san agus i dtaobh cearta no éasáidí do bheith ann a dheineann deifir do sna gabháltaisí sin, ordú dílsiúcháin d'fhoillsiú sa tslí orduithe ag dílsiú gabháltais no gabháltaisí acu san, do réir an ailt seo, sa té no sa mhuintir do cheannuigh an céanna.
(2) Luadhfar ar leithligh i ngach ordú dílsiúcháin a déanfar fén alt so gach gabháltas a dílseofar leis, agus luadhfar ann i dtaobh gach gabháltais den tsórt san pé nithe is gá do réir an ailt seo do luadh amhlaidh agus pé mion-innste eile is gá chun na gcrícheanna bhaineann leis an ngabháltas san do chlárú fén Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891.
(3) Déarfaidh agus déanfaidh gach ordú dílsiúcháin a déanfar fén alt so gach gabháltas a luadhfar ann do dhílsiú i mbith-dhílse sa té ainmneofar san ordú san mar dhuine chítear do Choimisiún na Talmhan do bheith i seilbh an ghabháltais sin mar thionónta air no d'ainmnigh Coimisiún na Talmhan fé alt 67 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, mar ionadaí do thionónta an ghabháltais sin agus déarfaidh agus déanfaidh freisin an gabháltas san do dhílsiú amhlaidh sa duine sin fé réir na mblianacht, na suim, agus na n-íocaíocht so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh ar an ngabháltas san; agus
(b) an bhlianacht bhreise (más ann di) alos riaráiste chíosa shocruithe do cuireadh leis an airgead ceannaigh; agus
(c) suim bhreise (más ann di) is có-ionann le cion de sna blianachtaí sin in aghaidh na tréimhse idir an lá gála thiocfaidh an chéad tráthchuid de sna blianachtaí sin chun bheith iníoctha agus an chéad lá eile bheidh dividenda ar bhannaí talmhan iníoctha; agus
(d) suim ar bith a bheidh ag Coimisiún na Talmhan ar an tionónta ar scór na suime bliantúla is có-ionann le riailbhlianacht cheannaigh an ghabháltais a luaidhtear sa liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe, maraon leis an gcion den tsuim bhliantúil sin in aghaidh na tréimhse idir an lá gála ar a dtáinig an chéad tráthchuid den tsuim bhliantúil sin chun bheith iníoctha agus an chéad lá, tar éis an lae cheaptha, ar a mbeidh dividenda ar bhannaí talmhan iníoctha; agus
(e) suim ar bith a bheidh ag Coimisiún na Talmhan ar an tionónta ar scór íocaíochta in ionad cíosa no ar scór aisíocaíochtaí cheanglann an tAcht so ar an tionónta san d'íoc le Coimisiún na Talmhan.
(4) Déanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, maidir le gach ordú dílsiúcháin a déanfar fén alt so, caoi do thabhairt, do gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann, ar agóidí do dhéanamh i gcoinnibh an orduithe sin agus déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach agóid den tsórt san a déanfar go cuibhe do bhreithniú agus breith do thabhairt uirthi, agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomhairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh gach breithe do bhéarfaidh na Coimisinéirí eile ar aon agóid den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar aon athchomharc den tsórt san ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe. mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh na breithe sin an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
Imeachta ceannaigh, i dtaobh gabháltaisí dílsithe áirithe, do chaitheamh amach.
13.—(1) Pé uair a chítear do Choimisiún na Talmhan, i dtaobh gabháltais a luaidhtear i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe, nách gabháltas é le n-a mbaineann fo-alt (1) d'alt 24 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, mar a leasuítear agus a leathnuítear san leis an Acht Talmhan, 1927, ansan, déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, pé ordú sa scéal is gá chun cirt do shásamh sa chás, tar éis-fógra do sheirbheail sa tslí orduithe ar gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann.
(2) Beidh ceart ann chun athchomhairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh gach ordú dhéanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan eile fén bhfo-alt san roimhe seo den alt so agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar aon athchomharc den tsórt san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh na breithe sin an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
(3) Nuair a déanfar na himeachta ceannaigh i dtaobh gabháltais do chaitheamh amach tré ordú dhéanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so, beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) íocfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan isteach i gciste na mbannaí talmhan an tsuim is gá chun fuascailte na mbannaí talmhan do tugadh amach chun an ghabháltais sin do cheannach (maraon le n-ar thug an Stát i gcóir an riail-phraghais); agus
(b) na cirt do bhí ag na páirtithe go léir agus na fiachaisí bhí ortha, idir a chéile, maidir leis an ngabháltas san, beid arís acu agus ortha fé seach ar gach slí agus na cirt agus na fiachaisí sin mar a bhíodar díreach roimh an Acht Talmhan, 1923, do rith; agus
(c) beidh sé de cheangal ar an tionónta gach riaráiste san íocaíocht in ionad cíosa no sa tsuim bhliantúil is có-ionann leis an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh d'íoc le Coimisiún na Talmhan agus tuigfear an riaráiste sin do bheith ina mhuirear ar an ngabháltas san i dtosach ar gach seana-leas agus sean-eire dheineann deifir don tionóntacht ann; agus
(d) beidh an tionónta i dteideal creidiúna, i ngach airgead d'íoc sé alos an ghabháltais sin ar cuntas íocaíochta in ionad cíosa no ar cuntas na suime bliantúla ba chóionann leis an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh, i gcoinnibh cíosa no íocaíochta eile do bhí ag a thiarna talmhan air alos an ghabháltais sin; agus
(e) feadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan gach airgead íocfaid fén bhfo-alt so do bhaint amach sa tslí foráltar leis an Acht so; agus
(f) beidh ag Coimisiún na Talmhan, chun airgid is iníoctha ag an tionónta leo fén bhfo-alt so do bhaint amach, na meáin chéanna atá acu chun tráthchoda neamh-íoctha de bhlianachtaí ceannaigh do bhaint amach.
Gabháltaisí adéarfar a fágadh amach as liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe go héagcórach.
14.—(1) Tionónta adéarfaidh go bhfuil sé i dteideal leasa ailt 24 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, mar a leasuítear agus a leathnuítear é leis an Acht Talmhan, 1927, agus adéarfaidh nár luadhadh a ghabháltas sna mion-innste do thug a thiarna talmhan do Choimisiún na Talmhan fé fho-alt (1) d'alt 40 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, agus ná luaidhtear é in aon liost foillsithe de ghabháltaisí dílsithe, féadfa sé ordú d'iarraidh ar Choimisiún na Talmhan sa tslí orduithe á cheangal ar an tiarna talmhan san mion-innste ar an ngabháltas san do thabhairt do Choimisiún na Talmhan do réir an fho-ailt sin (1).
(2) Déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach iarratas fén alt so d'éisteacht agus breith do thabhairt air, agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomhairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh breithe na gCoimisinéirí Talmhan eile ar aon iarratas den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar an athchomharc san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh na breithe sin an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
Fo-thionón-tachtaí ar ghabháltaisí dílsithe.
15.—(1) Má bhíonn gabháltas no cuid de ghabháltas a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe fo-churtha ar cíos, ar dháta foillsithe an liosta san, ar shlí seachas chun innír no chun féaraigh no mar thalamh scóir go sealadach, no chun áise sealadaí, no i gcóir riachtanais shealadaigh, beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) faisnéisfidh Coimisiún na Talmhan (lasmuich de chás ina n-údaruítear a mhalairt anso ina dhiaidh seo) go dtuigfear gurb iad na fo-thionóntaí ar an ngabháltas san is tionóntaí ar na páirteanna fé seach den ghabháltas san ar a bhfuil seilbh acu fé seach agus ar leithligh agus go dtuigfear gur gabháltaisí ar leithligh na páirteanna san fé seach (dá ngairmtear anso feasta gabháltaisí ar leithligh) den ghabháltas san;
(b) tuigfear go ndearna gach duine de sna fo-thionóntaí sin connra ceannaigh déanach, ar dháta na faisnéise sin, chun an ghabháltais sin ar leithligh atá ar seilbh aige ar leithligh do cheannach;
(c) déanfar na riail-bhlianachtaí ceannaigh ar na gabháltaisí sin ar leithligh d'fháil amach díreach fé mar a deintear na riail-bhlianachtaí ceannaigh ar thionóntachtaí d'fháil amach fén Acht Talmhan, 1923, mar a leasuítear é leis an Acht Talmhan, 1929;
(d) ach amháin i gcás an pháirt den ghabháltas san a bheidh fo-churtha amhlaidh do bheith ar seilbh ag a fothionónta fé thionóntacht bhreithiúntais agus a furmhór do bheith ina talamh talmhaíochta no ina talamh féaraigh no cuid di ina talamh talmhaíochta agus cuid di ina talamh féaraigh, más dóich le Coimisiún na Talmhan go bhfuil an pháirt sin de shaghas nách ceart a fhaisnéis fén alt so gur gabháltas ar leithligh í féadfaid (d'ainneoin éinní atá san alt so) deighleail leis an ngabháltas san fé is dá mbeadh an pháirt sin de i seilbh tionónta an ghabháltais sin agus gan í fo-churtha ar cíos;
(e) an connra ceannaigh déanach gur tuigeadh, ar fhoillsiú an liosta san de ghabháltaisí dílsithe, é bheith déanta ag tionónta an ghabháltais sin, beidh sé mar bheadh sé tarraicthe siar o dháta na faisnéise sin fén alt so;
(f) fuasclóidh Coimisiún na Talmhan na leasanna (dá ngairmtear idir-leasanna anso feasta) a thagann idir únaer an estáit agus na fo-thionóntaí sin;
(g) mara mbeidh ach páirt den ghabháltas san fo-churtha ar cíos mar adubhradh, faisnéisfidh Coimisiún na Talmhan go dtuigfear ná beidh tionónta an ghabháltais sin ina thionónta ach ar an méid sin den ghabháltas san ná beidh fo-churtha ar cíos amhlaidh agus leis sin tuigfear go ndearna an tionónta san connra ceannaigh déanach ar dháta na faisnéise sin chun an méid sin roimhráite den ghabháltas san do cheannach, agus isé bheidh mar riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh ar an méid sin roimhráite den ghabháltas san ná pé cion a shocróidh Coimisiún na Talmhan den riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh do bheadh iníoctha ar iomlán an ghabháltais sin dá mba ná beadh aon chuid de fo-churtha ar cíos.
(2) Nuair a dhéanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan faisnéis fén alt so tré n-a dtuigfear fo-thionóntaí ar ghabháltas do bheith ina dtionóntaí ar pháirteanna ar leithligh den ghabháltas san, ansan—
(a) más mó iomlán na riail-bhlianachtaí ceannaigh ar na páirteanna san ar leithligh den ghabháltas san maraon leis an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh ar an iarsma (más ann do) den ghabháltas san ná an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh do bheadh iníoctha ar an ngabháltas san dá mba ná déanfaí aon chuid de d'fho-chur ar cíos, déanfar bannaí talmhan, do réir mhéid na breise sin, do lóisteail chun creidiúna an estáit mar nithe sheasuíonn in ionad luach na n-idir-leasanna; agus
(b) má bhíonn an t-iomlán san de riail-bhlianachtaí ceannaigh có-ionann leis an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh sin do bheadh iníoctha mar adubhradh no níos lugha ná san, tuigfear nách fiú éinní na hidir-leasanna; agus
(c) má bhíonn an t-iomlán san de riail-bhlianachtaí ceannaigh níos lugha ná an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh sin do bheadh iníoctha mar adubhradh, íocfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan isteach i gciste na mbannaí talmhan pé suim is leor chun fuascailte na mbannaí talmhan do bhéarfar amach de bhreis ar iomlán na roimh-íoc do bhéarfar chun na bpáirteanna san ar leithligh agus an iarsma san (más ann do) den ghabháltas san do cheannach, maraon leis an méid den tsuim do thug an Stát i gcóir an riail-phraghais a bheidh ar có-réir le méid na breise sin; agus
(d) i gcás ina bhfuasclófar bannaí talmhan fén mír sin roimhe seo den fho-alt so agus ina seasuíonn na bannaí talmhan san go léir no cuid acu in ionad riaráiste chíosa shocruithe, beidh tiarna talmhan an ghabháltais sin i dteideal go n-íocfadh tionónta an ghabháltais sin leis an méid den riaráiste chíosa shocruithe go seasuíonn na bannaí talmhan san ina ionad agus fós é do bhaint de.
(3) Bhéarfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, do gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann, caoi ar agóid do dhéanamh i gcoinnibh aon fhaisnéise bheidh beartuithe a dhéanamh fén alt so agus déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach agóid a déanfar go cuibhe i gcoinnibh aon fhaisnéise beartuithe den tsórt san do bhreithniú agus breith do thabhairt uirthi agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomhairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh gach breithe do bhéarfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan eile ar aon agóid den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar aon athchomharc den tsórt san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh na breithe sin an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
Fo-roinnte agus fo-churtha áirithe do dhéanamh dleathach.
16.—(1) I gcás gabháltas le n-a mbaineann an tAcht Talmhan, 1923, do bheith fo-roinnte no cuid de do bheith fo-churtha ar cíos le linn an Achta san do rith agus gur shárú é sin ar choinníoll reachtúil no ar chumhnant no ar choinníoll do bhí sa léas no sa chó-aontú fé n-a raibh an gabháltas san ar seilbh, féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, más oiriúnach leo é ag cuimhneamh dóibh ar gach a mbaineann leis an scéal, ar a iarraidh sin d'éinne i seilbh páirte den ghabháltas san ar leithligh de bhua na fo-roinnte no an fho-churtha san, a fhaisnéis gur gabháltas ar leithligh an pháirt no gach páirt fé leith de sna páirteanna uile agus fé seach den ghabháltas san a bheidh ar seilbh ar leithligh amhlaidh agus gurb é an té bheidh i seilbh ar leithligh uirthi amhlaidh is tionónta uirthi agus a fhaisnéis i gcás fo-churtha gur gabháltas ar leithligh an pháirt den ghabháltas san ná beidh fo-churtha amhlaidh agus gurb é an té bheidh i seilbh uirthi ar leithligh is tionónta uirthi.
(2) Má dheineann Coimisiún na Talmhan faisnéis fén alt so beidh éifeacht ag an bhfaisnéis sin do réir a téarmaí agus beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) an fho-roinnt no an fo-chur (pe'ca aca é) is abhar don fhaisnéis sin beidh agus tuigfear a bheith dleathach agus éifeachtach le linn an Achta Talmhan, 1923, do rith agus ón am san amach;
(b) i gcás faisnéise déanfar i dtaobh fo-roinnte, bainfidh alt 20 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, le gach páirt de ghabháltas go bhfaisnéisfear leis an bhfaisnéis sin gur gabháltas ar leithligh í ach go gcuirfear dáta na faisnéise sin san alt san in ionad dáta an Achta san do rith;
(c) i gcás faisnéise déanfar i dtaobh fo-churtha, beidh feidhm ag alt 23 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, fé is dá leigtí fo-alt (3) den alt san ar lár ann agus dá gcuirtí dáta na faisnéise sin i bhfo-alt (1) den alt san in ionad dáta an Achta san do rith.
(3) Ní dhéanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan faisnéis fén alt so ach amháin le haontú gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann no tar éis fógra i dtaobh an iarratais ar an bhfaisnéis sin do sheirbheail sa tslí orduithe ar gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann agus caoi do thabhairt do gach páirtí den tsórt san ar agóid do dhéanamh i gcoinnibh na faisnéise sin do dhéanamh.
(4) Déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach iarratas ar fhaisnéis, fen alt so, agus gach agóid a déanfar go cuibhe i gcoinnibh na faisnéise sin do dhéanamh, do bhreithniú agus breith do thabhairt ortha, agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomhaire chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh breithe na gCoimisinéirí Talmhan eile ar aon iarratas no agóid den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar an athchomharc san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh breithe an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
Cirt idir tionónta agus a chuid fo-thionóntaí.
17.—(1) I gcás ina dtuigfear fén Acht so, i dtaobh fo-thionónta ar ghabháltas, gurb é is tionónta ar an bpáirt den ghabháltas san a bheidh ar seilbh aige ar leithligh agus go ndearna sé connra ceannaigh déanach maidir leis an bpáirt sin den ghabháltas san, beidh tionónta an ghabháltais sin i dteideal na nithe seo d'fháil ón bhfo-thionónta san agus fós iad do bhaint de, eadhon, an cíos go léir (mar a laigheaduíodh é fé alt 23 den Acht Talmhan, 1923) agus an riaráiste cíosa go léir (agus é laigheaduithe amhlaidh) a bheidh ag an tionónta san ar an bhfo-thionónta san go dtí an chéad lá gála (agus an lá san d'áireamh) roimh an dáta ar a dtuigfear amhlaidh go ndearna an fo-thionónta san an connra ceannaigh déanach san agus fós cothrom na tréimhse idir an lá gála san agus an dáta san de ghála an chíosa san.
(2) Tionónta bheidh i dteideal cíosa d'fháil o fho-thionónta agus é bhaint de fén alt so, beidh aige, chun an chíosa agus an riaráiste cíosa go léir do bhaint amach 'na mbeidh teideal aige amhlaidh chun iad d'fháil, na meáin chéanna do bheadh aige dá mba ná rithfí an tAcht so (ach amháin dí-shealbhú mar gheall ar gan cíos d'íoc).
Forálacha de dhruim blian-achta ceannaigh do mhéadú.
18.—(1) Má dheineann Coimisiún na Talmhan, tar éis an lae cheaptha, ordú (nách ordú de dhruim a fhaisnéis go dtuigfear fo-thionónta do bheith mar thionónta ar thalamh a bheidh ar seilbh aige ar leithligh) chun na riail-bhlianachta ceannaigh ar ghabháltas do mhéadú agus go ndéanfaid roimh-íoc breise do thabhairt uatha agus bannaí talmhan breise do thabhairt amach chun an ghabháltais sin do cheannach, íocfaidh tionónta an ghabháltais sin na suimeanna so leanas le Coimisiún na Talmhan, sé sin le rá:—
(a) suim is có-ionann le hús do réir ráta ceathair go leith per cent. per annum ar an roimh-íoc breise do tugadh amhlaidh (seachas an méid den roimh-íoc san do thug an Stát) in aghaidh na tréimhse ón lá ceaptha go dtí dáta tabhartha an roimh-íoca bhreise sin; agus
(b) an tsuim do bheadh có-ionann le tora íocaíochtaí ciste fhiach-laigheaduithe in aghaidh an roimh-íoca bhreise do tugadh amhlaidh (seachas an méid den roimh-íoc san do thug an Stát) do réir ráta ceathair go leith per cent. per annum d'ús ar ús dá mba ar an lá ceaptha do bhéarfaí an roimh-íoc breise sin.
(2) Má dheineann Coimisiún na Talmhan an t-ordú san agus go ndéanfaid roimh-íoc breise do thabhairt uatha agus bannaí talmhan breise do thabhairt amach agus an scéal mar a luaidhtear sa bhfo-alt san roimhe seo den alt so, beidh suim iníoctha ag Coimisiún na Talmhan leis an té bheidh i dteideal í d'fháil, suim is có-ionann le hús (lugha-de cháin ioncuim) do réir ráta ceathair go leith per cent. per annum ar shuim iomláin an roimh-íoca bhreise sin in aghaidh na tréimhse ón lá ceaptha go dtí an dáta ar ar tugadh amach na bannaí talmhan breise sin.
(3) Gach suim is iníoctha ag tionónta le Coimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so beidh sí ina muirear, ar an ngabháltas ar a mbeidh sí iníoctha, i dtosach ar gach leas agus eire (seachas an bhlianacht cheannaigh) a dheineann deifir don ghabháltas san an uair sin pe'ca roimh an Acht so do rith no dá éis sin do cruthnuíodh iad agus, chun na suime sin do bhaint amach, beidh ag Coimisiún na Talmhan na meáin chéanna atá acu chun tráthchodacha de bhlianachtaí ceannaigh atá gan íoc do bhaint amach.
Forálacha de dhruim blian-achta ceannaigh do laigheadú.
19.—(1) Má dheineann Coimisiún na Talmhan, tar éis an lae cheaptha, ordú (nách ordú de dhruim a fhaisnéis go dtuigfear fo-thionónta do bheith mar thionónta ar thalamh a bheidh ar seilbh aige ar leithligh) chun na riail-bhlianachta ceannaigh ar ghabháltas do laigheadú, íocfaid na suimeanna so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) íocfaid isteach i gciste na mbannaí talmhan pé suim is leor chun fuascailte na mbannaí talmhan do bhéarfar amach de bhreis ar an roimh-íoc do bhéarfar chun an ghabháltais sin do cheannach agus chun fuascailte na mbannaí talmhan do bhéarfar amach in aghaidh an mhéide do thug an Stát i gcóir riail-phraghais an ghabháltais sin agus a bheidh ar có-réir leis an roimhíoc breise sin;
(b) íocfaid le tionónta an ghabháltais sin, no le pé duine eile bheidh i dteideal í d'fháil, gach suim thar an gceart d'íoc an tionónta san alos an roimh-íoca bhreise sin in aghaidh na tréimhse idir an lá ceaptha agus dáta an orduithe sin.
(2) Féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan gach airgead íocfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so do bhaint amach sa tslí foráltar leis an Acht so.
Forálacha de dhruim Choimisiún na Talmhan do dhéanamh orduithe áirithe.
20.—Má bhíonn Coimisiún na Talmhan tar éis airgid d'íoc isteach i gciste na mbannaí talmhan chun bannaí talmhan d'fhuascailt agus go ndearnadar amhlaidh de dhruim orduithe do rinne Coimisiún na Talmhan fén Acht so i dtaobh gabháltais a luaidhtear i liost de ghabháltaisí dílsithe agus le n-a ndearnadh an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh ar an ngabháltas san do laigheadú no na himeachta ceannaigh i dtaobh an ghabháltais sin do chaitheamh amach no a fhaisnéis go dtuigfear fo-thionónta ar an ngabháltas san do bheith mar thionónta ar thalamh a bheidh ar seilbh aige ar leithligh, íocfaidh an díoltóir no pé duine eile do fuair airgead ceannaigh no aon chuid d'airgead cheannaigh an estáit agus do gheobhfar a bheith freagarthach san íoc san do dhéanamh, íocfa sé le Coimisiún na Talmhan na suimeanna so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) an tsuim a bheidh Coimisiún na Talmhan tar éis a íoc isteach i gciste na mbannaí talmhan amhlaidh; agus
(b) suim is có-ionann le hús do réir ráta ceathair is trí cheathrú per cent. per annum ar pé méid, de sna bannaí talmhan do fuascladh amhlaidh, do tugadh amach in aghaidh an mhéide do thug an Stát i gcóir riail-phraghais an ghabháltais sin in aghaidh na tréimhse o thabhairt amach na mbannaí talmhan san go dtí n-a bhfuascailt; agus
(c) an tsuim a bheidh Coimisiún na Talmhan tar éis a aisíoc le tionónta an ghabháltais sin do réir an Achta so.
Earlaisí urraíochta.
21.—(1) Má deintear airgead ceannaigh estáit do roinnt sara mbeidh na horduithe dílsiúcháin i dtaobh na ngabháltas uile san estát san déanta, féadfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais, ar a iarraidh sin do Choimisiún na Talmhan agus an roinnt sin á déanamh, suim (dá ngairmtear an éarlais urraíochta san Acht so) i bhfuirm bannaí talmhan do choinneail as an airgead ceannaigh sin, pé suim is dóich leis an gCoimisinéir Breithiúntais is ceart ach gan í dhul thar an deichiú cuid den airgead cheannaigh sin i gcás ar bith.
(2) Féadfar gach éarlais urraíochta do chur chun na gcrícheanna luaidhtear anso ina dhiaidh seo agus, fé réir a curtha amhlaidh, coinneofar í go dtí go ndéanfar ordú fén alt so chun a scaoilte agus ar dhéanamh an orduithe sin déanfar an éarlais urraíochta san no pé méid di nár cuireadh amhlaidh d'íoc amach leis an té do gheobhfar bheith i dteideal chuige.
(3) Ná dividenda ar bhannaí talmhan a bheidh á gcoinneail mar éarlais urraíochta de thurus na huaire íocfar amach iad, fé mar a fhásfaid, leis an té do gheobhfar bheith i dteideal chúcha.
(4) Mara n-íoctar no sa mhéid ná híocfar ar aon tslí eile é, beidh an t-airgead so leanas iníoctha le Coimisiún na Talmhan in airgead as an éarlais urraíochta oiriúnach chó fada is raghaidh an éarlais sin, sé sin le rá:—
(a) airgead is iníoctha fén Acht so le Coimisiún na Talmhan in aisíoc airgid d'íoc Coimisiún na Talmhan isteach i gciste na mbannaí talmhan chun bannaí talmhan d'fhuascailt; agus
(b) airgead is iníoctha fén Acht so le Coimisiún na Talmhan in aisíoc airgid d'íoc Coimisiún na Talmhan le tionónta in aisíoc íocaíochtaí breise d'íoc an tionónta san; agus
(c) airgead is iníoctha fén Acht so le Coimisiún na Talmhan in aisíoc airgid d'íoc Coimisiún na Talmhan mar ús agus mar chiste fhiach-laigheaduithe ar pé méid, de sna bannaí talmhan do fuascladh, do tugadh amach in aghaidh an mhéide do thug an Stát i gcóir riailphraghais ghabháltais; agus
(d) an méid, d'airgead do chaith Coimisiún na Talmhan ar bhancánachtaí no oibreacha eile do dheisiú no do choinneail i dtreo no a bheidh le coinneail ag Coimisiún na Talmhan chuige sin, ordóidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais fén Acht so do bheith ionaisíoctha le Coimisiún na Talmhan ag duine le n-ar híocadh an t-airgead ceannaigh no aon chuid de.
(5) Ar bheith sásta don Choimisinéir Breithiúntais go bhfuiltear tar éis gach airgead go bhféadfar éarlais urraíochta d'úsáid fén alt so chun a íoctha d'íoc go cuibhe amach as an éarlais urraíochta san no ar aon tslí eile, féadfa sé ordú do dhéanamh ag scaoile na héarlaise urraíochta san no (má sé is gá sa chás) pé méid di nár cuireadh chun no mar chabhair chun na n-íocaíocht san d'íoc.
CUID III.
Gabhaltaisi do Dhilsiu ar n-a nAth-Dhiol.
Mínithe do Chuid III.
22.—Sa Chuid seo den Acht so—
i ngach áit ina gceaduíonn an có-théacs é, foluíonn an focal “gabháltas” gabháltas do tugadh suas no a tuigtear a tugadh suas mar mhalairt ar ghabháltas eile, agus fós gabháltas ar n-a dhílsiú i dtionónta mar mhalairt ar ghabháltas eile, agus fós píosa talmhan nea-thionóntuithe; agus
foluíonn an focal “tionónta” sealbhaire gabháltais pe'ca fé chonnra thionóntachta bheidh sé ina sheilbh no nách eadh agus pe'ca bhí sé i seilbh amhlaidh no ná raibh roimh an liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga d'fhoillsiú no roimh an ordú dílsiúcháin ina mbeidh an gabháltas san luaidhte do dhéanamh.
Liostaí de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga d'fhoillsiú.
23.—(1) Féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan o am go ham liostaí (dá ngairmtear san Acht so liostaí de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga) d'fhoillsiú de ghabháltaisí ar estáit do haistríodh leis an Acht Dlí Thalmhan (Coimisiún), 1923, o Bhord na gCeanntar gCumhang do bhí ann le déanaí go dtí Coimisiún na Talmhan no do cheannuigh Coimisiún na Talmhan fé chomhachta do haistríodh leis an Acht san ón mBord san go dtí Coimisiún na Talmhan.
(2) I ngach liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga déanfar luadh ar leithligh ar gach gabháltas a cuirfear ann agus luadhfar ann, maidir le gach gabháltas den tsórt san, ainm an té chítear do Choimisiún na Talmhan do bheith ina thionónta air, méid na blianachta ceannaigh gur fé n-a réir a bheidh Coimisiún na Talmhan ullamh ar an ngabháltas san do dhíol, agus pé nithe eile (más ann dóibh) is dóich le Coimisiún na Talmhan is gá no is fearr do luadh in aon chás áirithe.
Liostaí de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe d'fhoillsiú.
24.—(1) Féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan o am go ham liostaí (dá ngairmtear san Acht so liostaí de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh neathionóntuithe) d'fhoillsiú de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe do dílsíodh i gCoimisiún na Talmhan ar shlí seachas tré n-a aistriú o Bhord na gCeanntar gCumhang do bhí ann le déanaí no tré n-a cheannach fé chomhachta do haistríodh ón mBord san.
(2) I ngach liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe déanfar luadh ar leithligh ar gach gabháltas a cuirfear ann agus luadhfar ann, maidir le gach gabháltas den tsórt san, ainm an té chítear de Choimisiún na Talmhan do bheith ina thionónta air, méid na blianachta ceannaigh gur fé n-a réir a bheidh Coimisiún na Talmhan ullamh ar an ngabháltas san do dhíol, agus pé nithe eile (más ann dóibh) is dó le Coimisiún na Talmhan is gá no is fearr do luadh in aon chás áirithe.
Liostaí de ghabháltaisí do leasú.
25.—(1) Féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan liostaí de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga agus liostaí de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe do leasú le haontú na bpáirtithe uile le n-a mbaineann no, fé réir forálacha an ailt seo, gan an t-aontú san.
(2) Má bheartuíonn Coimisiún na Talmhan liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe do leasú ar shlí seachas ar aontú na bpáirtithe, déanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan fógra do sheirbheail sa tslí orduithe ar gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann, á rá go bhfuil beartuithe acu an leasú san do dhéanamh agus bhéarfaid do gach páirtí acu san caoi ar agóid do dhéanamh i gcoinnibh an leasuithe bheartuithe sin.
(3) Déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach agóid a déanfar go cuibhe i gcoinnibh leasuithe bheidh beartuithe do dhéanamh ar liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no ar liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe do bhreithniú agus breith do thabhairt uirthi agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomhairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh breithe na gCoimisinéirí Talmham eile ar aon agóid den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breíth an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar aon athchomharc den tsórt san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh na breithe sin an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
Gabháltaisí bheidh luaidhte i liostaí de ghabháltaisí do choinneail.
26.—Na comhachta atá dílsithe i gCoimisiún na Talmhan agus is infheidhmithe acu maidir le gabháltaisí coinnithe fén Acht Talmhan, 1923, agus fé sna hAchtanna le n-a leasuítear no le n-a leathnuítear an tAcht san beid acu agus féadfaid iad d'fheidhmiú, maidir le haon ghabháltas a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no i liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe, chó hiomlán is dá mba ghabháltas coinnithe do réir bhrí an Achta san an gabháltas san.
Iocaíochtaí íocfaidh tionóntaí gabháltas.
27.—(1) Gach tionónta ar ghabháltas a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no i liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe, íocfa sé le Coimisiún na Talmhan, ón gcéad lá gála ar a mbeidh a chíos iníoctha tar éis dáta foillsithe an liosta san, suim bhliantúil is có-ionann leis an mblianacht cheannaigh a bheidh luaidhte sa liost san maidir leis an ngabháltas san agus leanfaidh an tionónta san ag íoc na suime sin go dtí pe'ca dáta acu so leanas a bhaineann leis an gcás, sé sin le rá:—
(a) má hath-dhíoltar iomlán an ghabháltais sin leis an tionónta san, go dtí an chéad lá gála tar éis dáta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin a bhaineann leis an ngabháltas san;
(b) má thógann Coimisiún na Talmhan ath-sheilbh iomlán an ghabháltais sin, go dtí dáta na hath-sheilbhe sin;
(c) mara n-ath-dhíoltar ach cuid den ghabháltas san leis an tionónta san no mara dtógaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan ath-sheilbh ach ar chuid den ghabháltas san, go dtí pé dáta cheapfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan ach fé réir pé cion-roinnte no atharuithe, roimh an dáta san, a ordóidh Coimisiún na Talmhan;
(d) má díoltar gabháltas leis an tionónta san mar mhalairt ar an ngabháltas a luaidhtear anso roimhe seo, go dtí an chéad lá gála tar éis dáta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin a bhaineann leis an ngabháltas san do díoladh amhlaidh.
(2) An chéad lá gála bheidh gála den tsuim bhliantúil a luaidhtear sa bhfo-alt san roimhe seo den alt so iníoctha aige íocfaidh gach tionónta, ar ghabháltas a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no i liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe, le Coimisiún na Talmhan, suim bhreise go mbeidh idir a méid agus méid na suime bliantúla san an cothrom céanna bheidh idir an tréimhse sin, idir an chéad lá gála san agus an chéad lá ina dhiaidh sin a bheidh dividenda iníoctha ar stoc do tugadh amach fén Irish Land Act, 1903, no fén Irish Land Act, 1909, no ar bhannaí talmhan (pe'ca aca é), agus bliain.
(3) Déanfar gach suim bhliantúil agus gach suim bhreise is iníoctha ag tionónta fén alt so do chur mar mhuirear ar an ngabháltas gur mar gheall air a bheidh sé iníoctha, agus san i slí go mbeidh tosach acu ar gach leas agus eire (pe'ca roimh an Acht so do rith no dá éis sin do cruthnuíodh iad) a dheineann deifir don ghabháltas san an uair sin agus, chun gach suim den tsórt san do bhaint amach, beidh ag Coimisiún na Talmhan na meáin chéanna atá acu chun tráthchodacha de bhlianachtaí ceannaigh a bheidh gan íoc do bhaint amach.
(4) Má deintear iomlán gabháltais a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no i liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe d'ath-dhíol le n-a thionónta, ansan, o dháta agus tar éis dáta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin a bhaineann leis an ngabháltas san, áireofar chun gach críche mar íocaíochtaí ar scór na blianachta ceannaigh na híocaíochtaí uile íocfaidh an tionónta san le Coimisiún na Talmhan ar scór na suime bliantúla san is iníoctha aige fén alt so.
(5) Mara ndeintear ach cuid de ghabháltas a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no i liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe d'ath-dhíol le n-a tionónta ansan, o dháta agus tar éis dáta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin a bhaineann leis an méid a hath-dhíolfar amhlaidh den ghabháltas san, áireofar chun gach críche mar íocaíochtaí ar scór na blianachta ceannaigh pé méid ordóidh Coimisiún na Talmhan de sna híocaíochtaí íocfaidh an tionónta san le Coimisiún na Talmhan ar scór na suime bliantúla san is iníoctha aige fén alt so.
(6) Má díoltar gabháltas le tionónta gabháltais a bheidh luaidhte i liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no i liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe agus gur mar mhalairt ar an ngabháltas san a bheid luaidhte sa liost san a díolfar amhlaidh é, ansan, o dháta agus tar éis dáta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin a bhaineann leis an gcéad ghabháltas a luaidhtear, áireofar mar íocaíochtaí ar scór blianachta ceannaigh pé méid ordóidh Coimisiún na Talmhan de sna híocaíochtaí íocfaidh an tionónta san le Coimisiún na Talmhan ar scór na suime bliantúla san is iníoctha ag an tionónta san fén alt so alos an ghabháltais sin a bheidh luaidhte sa liost san.
Orduithe dílsiúcháin a bhaineann le gabháltaisí.
28.—(1) Féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan uair ar bith ordú dílsiúcháin d'fhoillsiú sa tslí orduithe chun aon ghabháltais no coda de ghabháltas do luadhadh, no d'fhéadfaí fén gCuid seo den Acht so do luadh, i liost de ghabháltaisí ceanntracha cumhanga no i liost de ghabháltaisí ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe do dhílsiú sa té bheidh ainmnithe san ordú san fé réir na blianachta ceannaigh agus ar na téarmaí agus na coinníollacha bheidh luaidhte san ordú san.
(2) Tuigfear, i dtaobh gach duine bheidh ainmnithe, in ordú dílsiúcháin a déanfar fén alt so, mar thionónta ar ghabháltas no ar chuid de ghabháltas a dílseofar leis an ordú san, go ndearna sé, ar dháta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin, connra ceannaigh chun an ghabháltais sin no an choda san den ghabháltas san do cheannach fé réir na blianachta ceannaigh agus ar na téarmaí agus na coinníollacha bheidh luaidhte san ordú dílsiúcháin sin.
(3) Déanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, maidir le gach ordú dílsiúcháin a déanfar fén alt so, caoi do thabhairt, do gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann, ar agóidí do dhéanamh i gcoinnibh an orduithe sin agus, déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach agóid den tsórt san a déanfar go cuibhe do bhreithniú agus breith do thabhairt uirthi, agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh gach breithe do bhéarfaidh na Coimisinéirí eile ar aon agóid den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar aon athchomharc den tsórt san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh na breithe sin an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
Orduithe dílsiúcháin i gcás gabháltas malairtithe.
29.—Más rud é, roimh dháta orduithe dhílsiúcháin a déanfar fén gCuid seo den Acht so, go mbeidh tionónta a hainmneofar san ordú dílsiúcháin sin ina thionónta ar ghabháltas (dá ngairmtear an bun-ghabháltas san alt so) nách ionann agus an gabháltas (dá ngairmtear an gabháltas dílsithe san alt so) a dílseofar ann leis an ordú dílsiúcháin sin agus má deirtear san ordú dílsiúcháin sin go bhfuil an gabháltas dílsithe á thabhairt do mar mhalairt ar an mbun-ghabháltas, beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) tuigfear go ndearna an tionónta san có-aontú le Coimisiún na Talmhan chun an bhun-ghabháltais do mhalairtiú ar an ngabháltas dílsithe;
(b) oibreoidh an t-ordú dílsiúcháin sin chun an bhunghabháltais do thabhairt suas do Choimisiún na Talmhan;
(c) gach eire, muirear, agus cothrom a dheineann deifir do leas an tionónta san sa bhun-ghabháltas díreach roimh dhéanamh an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin, tiocfaid chun bheith agus beid, gan aon leithliú ná aon ordú eile, aistrithe ar dháta agus o dháta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin go dtí an leas sa ghabháltas dhílsithe do gheobhaidh an tionónta san de bhua an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin;
(d) d'ainneoin an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin do dhéanamh no éinní atá san alt so, beidh Coimisiún na Talmhan i dteideal gach cíosa (más ann do) no úis a bheidh acu ar an tionónta san alos an bhun-ghabháltais díreach roimh dhéanamh an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin d'fháil ón tionónta san agus do bhaint de.
CUID IV.
Ilghneitheach agus Generalta.
Orduithe dílsiúcháin do leasú.
30.—(1) Má bhíonn an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais sásta, tar éis iarratais o éinne le n-a mbaineann an scéal agus tar éis fógra do bheith tugtha do gach duine ordóidh sé agus ar éisteacht pé fianaise is dóich leis is ceart do ghlaca, go bhfuil earráid do réir bhrí an ailt seo in ordú dílsiúcháin do rinneadh fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh (agus an tAcht so d'áireamh) pe'ca roimh an Acht so do rith no dá éis sin do rinneadh é, féadfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais an t-ordú dílsiúcháin sin do leasú fé mar is gá do réir chirt no an t-ordú dílsiúcháin sin do dhaingniú gan é do leasú.
(2) Léireofar tagairtí deintear san alt so d'earráidí in ordú dílsiúcháin mar thagairtí fholuíonn earráidí agus dearmhaid de gach aon tsórt riamh, pe'ca cinn chléireachais iad no cinn tábhachtacha, no pe'ca Coimisiún na Talmhan fé ndeár iad no do thángadar as earráid no as dearmhad i gcó-aontú, i gcuntas, i gcíos-liost, i ráiteas ar mhion-innste, no i scríbhinn eile do rinne no d'ullamhuigh duine seachas Coimisiún na Talmhan agus do lóisteáladh le Coimisiún na Talmhan no do tugadh dóibh.
(3) Má dheineann an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais ordú fén alt so ag leasú orduithe dhílsiúcháin, déanfaidh an t-údarás clárathachta fén Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, ar lóisteáil chóipe oifige den ordú san leis, an clár fén Acht san do cheartú fé mar is gá chun an chláir sin do chur ar aon dul leis an ordú dílsiúcháin sin agus é leasuithe amhlaidh.
(4) Pé uair a leasóidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais ordú dílsiúcháin fén alt so féadfa sé leasú do dhéanamh ar earráid ar bith in aon liost, có-aontú, cuntas, no scríbhinn eile (pe'ca d'ullamhuigh no do rinne Coimisiún na Talmhan é no do rinne duine eile é do lóisteail le Coimisiún na Talmhan no do thabhairt dóibh) gur dóich leis gurb aisti do tháinig an earráid san ordú dílsiúcháin sin no gur chabhruigh sí chun na hearráide sin.
(5) Pé uair a dhéanfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais ordú dílsiúcháin do leasú no do dhaingniú fén alt so féadfa sé, más oiriúnach leis é, a ordú go n-íocfaidh pé duine (agus Coimisiún na Talmhan d'áireamh) pé cúiteamh i leasú an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin no in ionad an leasuithe sin (pe'ca aca é) le pé duine is gá do réir chirt ag féachaint do gach a mbaineann leis an scéal.
(6) Luighfidh athchomharc chun na hArd-Chúirte, ar cheisteanna fírinne, chó maith le har cheisteanna dlí, i gcoinnibh aon orduithe dhéanfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais fén alt so.
(7) San alt so foluíonn an abairt “ordú dílsiúcháin” fiat dílsiúcháin.
(8) Athghairmtear leis seo fo-alt (3) d'alt 32 den Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1896, agus fo-alt (6) d'alt 58 den Acht Talmhan, 1923.
Gabháltaisí a bheidh luaidhte in orduithe dílsiúcháin do chlárú.
31.—(1) Pé uair a dhéanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan ordú dílsiúcháin fén Acht so bhéarfaid láithreach do Chlárathóir na dTeideal cóip den ordú san maraon le mapa ag taisbeaint na ngabháltas uile agus fé seach a bheidh luaidhte san ordú dílsiúcháin sin, agus leis sin déanfaidh Clárathóir na dTeideal gach gabháltas a bheidh luaidhte san ordú dílsiúcháin sin do chlárú do réir an Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, agus cláróidh sé mar lán-únaer (fé réir a luaidhtear anso ina dhiaidh seo) ar gach gabháltas fé leith den tsórt san an té go n-abartar leis an ordú dílsiúcháin sin an gabháltas san do bheith á dhílsiú ann leis an ordú san.
(2) Gach duine clárófar do réir an ailt seo mar lán-únaer ar ghabháltas clárófar amhlaidh é fé réir na mblianacht, na suim, agus na n-íocaíocht uile agus fé seach agus na gceart agus na n-éasáidí uile agus fé seach gur fé n-a réir a dílsítear an gabháltas san ann leis an ordú dílsiúcháin agus fé réir aon cheart no cothrom thagann as an leas a dílsítear ann amhlaidh do bheith ina ghreamú ar a roimh-leas sa ghabháltas no do theacht in aon tslí eile as an roimh-leas san do bheith ann.
(3) Tuigfear gach gabháltas a bheidh luaidhte in ordú dílsiúcháin a déanfar fén Acht so do bheith, ar dháta agus o dháta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin, ina thalamh chláruithe do réir bhrí fo-ailt (1) d'alt 19 den Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, agus bainfidh an tAcht san le gach gabháltas den tsórt san dá réir sin.
(4) Gach gabháltas a bheidh luaidhte in ordú dílsiúcháin a déanfar fén Acht so beidh sé, ar dháta agus o dháta an orduithe dhílsiúcháin sin, saor o fhorálacha na nAcht a bhaineann le hOifig Chlárathachta na nDintiúirí.
(5) An cuimhneachán ar an gclárú gur gá do réir fo-ailt (4) d'alt 19 den Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, é do thabhairt do Chlárathóir na nDintiúirí, isé bheidh ann, i gcás gach gabháltais le n-a mbaineann an tAcht san de bhua an ailt seo, ná cóip den ordú dílsiúcháin do rinneadh fén Acht so agus ina mbeidh an gabháltas san luaidhte.
An dáta ar ar hiompuíodh talamh ina estát phearsanta.
32.—(1) Maidir le talamh saor-sheilbhe do dhílsigh, no a dhílseoidh ina dhiaidh seo, fén Acht Talmhan, 1923, no fé aon Acht le n-a leasuítear no le n-a leathnuítear an tAcht san, i gCoimisiún na Talmhan ar an lá ceaptha (pe'ca roimh an Acht so do rith no dá éis sin don lá san), tuigfear, d'fhonn a shocrú cá ndeaghaidh sé no cá ndeaghaidh airgead a cheannuithe fé aon chur-de-láimh pé uair do rinneadh san no ar fháil bháis d'éinne pé uair do thárla san, go dtiocfa sé chun bheith agus go mbeidh sé no, i gcás aon tailimh den tsórt san do dhílsigh amhlaidh i gCoimisiún na Talmhan roimh an Acht so do rith, go dtáinig sé chun bheith agus go raibh sé iompuithe ina estát phearsanta ar pe'ca aca so is déanaí, sé sin le rá:—
(a) an lá ceaptha, no
(b) déanamh an orduithe no foillsiú an liosta le n-a gceaptar no ina gceaptar an lá ceaptha.
(2) Maidir le gach leas uachtarach saor-sheilbhe, i dtalamh d'aon tsaghas seilbhe, do dhílsigh no a dhílseoidh ina dhiaidh seo, fén Acht Talmhan, 1923, no fé aon Acht le n-a leasuítear no le n-a leathnuítear an tAcht san, i gCoimisiún na Talmhan ar an lá ceaptha (pe'ca roimh an Acht so do rith no dá éis sin don lá san), tuigfear, sa mhéid gur fuascladh an leas uachtarach san fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh agus d'fhonn a shocrú cá ndeaghaidh an leas uachtarach san no cá ndeaghaidh airgead a cheannuithe no aon chuid de fé aon chur-de-láimh pé uair do rinneadh san no ar fháil bháis d'éinne pé uair do thárla san. go dtiocfa sé chun bheith agus go mbeidh sé no, i gcás aon leasa uachtaraigh den tsórt san i dtalamh do dhílsigh amhlaidh i gCoimisiún na Talmhan roimh an Acht so do rith, do dtáinig sé chun bheith agus go raibh sé iompuithe ina estát phearsanta ar an lá ceaptha.
Eirí d'aistriú chun gabháltais athchóirithe.
33.—I gcás ina ndearna Coimisiún na Talmhan gabháltaisí do choinneail agus d'athchóiriú agus ina ndearnadh gabháltas do hathchóiríodh amhlaidh do dhílsiú i nduine do bhí, roimh an athchóiriú san, ina thionónta ar ghabháltas do coinníodh amhlaidh, pe'ca rinneadh an dílsiú san de dhruim an duine sin do ghlaca le tairisgint do rinne Coimisiún na Talmhan, eadhon, an gabháltas athchóirithe sin do dhíol leis, no de dhruim orduithe fé alt 34 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, le n-ar faisnéiseadh gurb é an duine sin do cheannuigh an gabháltas athchóirithe sin, ansan, gach muirear, eire, agus cothrom do bhí, díreach roimh an dílsiú san, ag déanamh deifre do leas an tionónta sa ghabháltas choinnithe sin dar thionónta an duine sin roimhe sin, tiocfaid chun bheith agus beid aistrithe chun an ghabháltais athchóirithe sin do dílsíodh amhlaidh sa duine sin agus déanfaid deifir don ghabháltas san as san amach agus san gan leithliú ná ordú ar bith.
Forálacha maidir le hairgead ceannaigh do roinnt.
34.—(1) D'ainneoin éinní atá sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha so leanas maidir le hairgead ceannaigh do roinnt, sé sin le rá:—
(a) féadfaidh an Chúirt, tar éis pé fógra is dóich leis an gCúirt is leor d'fhoillsiú tré fhógrán no ar shlí eile, a ordú go n-íocfar éileamh gur dóich leis an gCúirt ina thaobh, cé gur lochtach teideal an éilitheora chuige, go bhfuil sé dá ainneoin sin de shaghas d'fhágfadh nár dhócha go bhféadfaí aon éileamh i gcoinnibh an chéad éilimh sin a luaidhtear do chruthú;
(b) beidh teideal ag an gCúirt gníomhú do réir na fianaise chuirfidh éilitheoir fé n-a bráid i dtaobh teidil agus ní bheidh sé d'oblagáid ar an gCúirt a fhiosrú ce'ca tá no ná fuil aon estát, ceart, éileamh, no leas ann ina choinnibh ná nochtar leis an bhfianaise sin;
(c) má chruthuíonn duine chun sástachta na Cúirte laistigh den aimsir (dá ngairmtear anso ina dhiaidh seo an aimsear chun cúitimh d'éileamh) a lomháltar chuige sin leis an alt so, go raibh sé féin no duine o n-a bhfuil teideal aige i dteideal cion den airgead cheannaigh d'fháil agus é á roinnt agus nár nochtadh a cheart féin no ceart an duine sin chun an cheana san d'fháil agus an roinnt sin á déanamh agus nárbh é an chéad duine sin a luaidhtear ná a atúrnae ná a ghníomhaire, ná fós aon duine o n-a bhfuil no tré n-a bhfuil teideal aige ná atúrnae ná gníomhaire aon duine den tsórt san, fé ndeár an nea-nochta san ná ba mhó ba bhun leis, beidh an chéad duine sin a luaidhtear i dteideal pé suim a shocróidh an Chúirt, agus í ag féachaint do gach a mbaineann leis an gcás, d'éileamh ar Choimisiún na Talmhan agus d'fháil uatha mar chúiteamh.
(2) Isé is aimsear chun cúitimh d'éileamh fén alt so ná pé aimsear acu so leanas a bhaineann leis an gcás, sé sin le rá:—
(a) má bhí an té bheidh ag éileamh cúitimh fé bhun bliain is fiche d'aois lá roinnte an airgid cheannaigh, laistigh de shé bliana tar éis bliain is fiche do bheith slán ag an duine sin;
(b) más alos morgáiste, muirir, no eire eile bheidh an cúiteamh á éileamh, laistigh de pé tréimhse acu so leanas is giorra, sé sin le rá, sé bliana ón lá is déanaí do híocadh íocaíocht ar scór colna no úis an eire sin roimh an éileamh ar chúiteamh do dhéanamh no triocha bliain o lá roinnte an airgid cheannaigh;
(c) más alos leasa uachtaraigh a bheidh an cúiteamh á éileamh, laistigh de pé tréimhse acu so leanas is giorra, sé sin le rá, sé bliana ón lá is déanaí do híocadh cíos, ús, no ioncum eile as an leas uachtarach san roimh an éileamh ar chúiteamh do dhéanamh no triocha bliain o lá roinnte an airgid cheannaigh;
(d) in aon chás ná baineann aon mhír acu san roimhe seo leis, laistigh de shé bliana o pé lá acu so leanas is déanaí, sé sin le rá, lá roinnte an airgid cheannaigh no an chéad lá gurbh eol don té bheidh ag éileamh cúitimh, no do dhuine éigin ó n-a mbeidh no tré n-a mbeidh teideal aige, no go bhféadfadh sé a fháil amach, ach dícheall réasúnta do dhéanamh, an ceart chun an chúitimh sin do bheith ann.
(3) Déanfar tagairtí sa bhfo-alt san roimhe seo den alt so, do lá roinnte airgid cheannaigh estáit, do léiriú mar thagairtí don lá roinnfear an chuid sin d'airgead cheannaigh an estáit sin gur alos a roinnte bheidh cúiteamh á éileamh.
(4) Is amach as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas a híocfar gach cúiteamh is iníoctha ag Coimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so.
(5) Isé aisíocfaidh le Coimisiún na Talmhan suim aon chúitimh íocfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so ná pé duine go bhfaisnéisfidh an Chúirt go bhfuair sé chun tairbhe dho féin no gur choinnigh sé fé n-a chúram mar iontaobhaí an chuid sin den airgead cheannaigh do cuirfí chun glanta an éilimh gur ina thaobh a híocadh an cúiteamh san dá nochtaí an t-éileamh san agus an t-airgead ceannaigh á roinnt, agus féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan an tsuim is ion-aisíoctha ag an duine sin amhlaidh do bhaint de mar fhiacha atá ag an Stát air.
(6) Suim ar bith d'fhéadfaí d'íoc le gníomhaire fé fho-alt (8) d'alt 40 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, ar scur do de bheith ag gníomhú mar ghníomhaire den tsórt san, féadfar, má leith-roinntear an t-airgead ceannaigh sara scuirfidh an gníomhaire sin de bheith ag gníomhú mar ghníomhaire den tsórt san, í d'íoc no cuid di d'íoc agus an leith-roinnt sin á déanamh, agus mara n-íoctar agus sa mhéid ná híocfar an tsuim sin amhlaidh féadfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais an tsuim sin do choinneail as an airgead ceannaigh agus féadfar a híoc leis an ngníomhare sin pé uair no uaire ordóidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais.
Suimeanna beaga d'airgead cheannaigh do roinnt.
35.—(1) Maran mó ná triocha púnt iomlán airgid cheannaigh estáit no an t-iarsma bheidh fágtha d'airgead cheannaigh estáit tar éis socrú i gcóir gach éilimh dob iníoctha as an airgead san, féadfar an t-airgead ceannaigh sin no an t-iarmsa san (pe'ca aca é) d'íoc leis an té bheidh i seilbh no ag fáil ioncuim an estáit chun tairbhe dho féin no, má bhíonn an duine sin fé mhí-chumas, le caomhnóir, le coiste, le fear-chéile, no le hiontaobhaí an duine sin (pe'ca aca is gá sa chás).
(2) Más mó ná triocha púnt ach nách mó ná céad púnt iomlán airgid cheannaigh estáit ná beidh aon éilithe iníoctha as no an t-iarsma bheidh fágtha d'airgead cheannaigh estáit tar éis socrú i gcóir gach éilimh dob iníoctha as an airgead san, féadfar an t-airgead ceannaigh sin no an t-iarsma san (pe'ca aca é) d'íoc leis an té bheidh i seilbh no ag fáil ioncuim an estáit no le hiontaobhaithe cheapfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan no le n-a mbeid sásta ar a ghabháil re n-a n-ais don duine sin no do sna hiontaobhaithe sin sa tslí orduithe an t-airgead ceannaigh sin no an t-iarsma san do chur chun críche fé is gurbh airgead caipitail é d'eireodh fé sna Settled Land Acts, 1882 to 1890.
(3) Má fuascailtear leas uachtarach ar bith no cion de fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh agus go gcuirfear cuid den phraghas fuascailte chun iomlán leasa uachtaraigh níos aoirde no chun ceana dhe d'fhuascailt no chun aon éilimh eile is iníoctha as an airgead fuascailte sin d'íoc, ansan—
(a) maran mó ná triocha púnt an t-iarsma bheidh fágtha den phraghas fhuascailte sin tar éis socrú i gcóir gach éilimh den tsórt san, féadfar an t-iarsma san d'íoc leis an té bheidh i seilbh no ag fáil ioncuim an leasa uachtaraigh sin chun tairbhe dho féin no, má bhíonn an duine sin fé mhí-chumas, le caomhnóir, le coiste, le fear-chéile, no le hiontaobhaí an duine sin (pe'ca aca is gá sa chás); agus
(b) más mó ná triocha púnt agus nách mó ná céad púnt an t-iarsma san, féadfar an t-iarsma san d'íoc leis an té bheidh i seilbh no ag fáil ioncuim an leasa uachtaraigh sin no le hiontaobhaithe cheapfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan no le n-a mbeid sásta ar a ghabháil re n-a n-ais don duine sin no do sna hiontaobhaithe sin sa tslí orduithe an t-iarsma san do chur chun críche fé is gurbh airgead caipitail é d'eireodh fé sna Settled Land Acts, 1882 to 1890.
(4) Na forálacha den alt so bhaineann fé seach le hairgead ceannaigh agus le hiarsma airgid cheannaigh estáit bainfid fé seach, agus na hatharuithe is gá déanta ortha, le haon chiste agus le hiarsma aon chiste is ionroinnte ag an gCúirt agus ná baineann ceann ar bith d'fhorálacha an ailt seo (lasmuich den fho-alt so) ná d'fhorálacha ailt 63 den Irish Land Act, 1903, leis.
(5) Más mó ná céad púnt ach nách mó ná trí chéad púnt suim iomlán airgid cheannaigh estáit no praghas fuascailte leasa uachtaraigh no aon chiste eile is ionroinnte ag an gCúirt féadfar, sa mhéid go mbeidh an Chúirt sásta leis, déanamh in éamuis scrúdú ró-dhian ar theideal agus riachtanaisí dlí do chólíona go ró-bheacht maidir le héilithe i gcoinnibh an chiste sin d'fháil amach agus d'fhíorú.
Dividenda as bannaí talmhan d'íoc roimh an roinnt do dhéanamh.
36.—(1) Má dílsítear talamh i gCoimisiún na Talmhan fén Acht Talmhan, 1923, no fé aon Acht le n-a leasuítear no le n-a leathnuítear an tAcht san, féadfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais, ar a iarraidh sin d'éinne le n-a mbaineann, a ordú go ndéanfar, go dtí go roinnfear airgead ceannaigh an tailimh sin, na dividenda (lugha-de cháin ioncuim) a bheidh dlite an uair sin agus a thiocfaidh chun bheith dlite ina dhiaidh sin as na bannaí talmhan a sheasuíonn in ionad an airgid cheannaigh sin d'íoc, fé mar a thiocfaidh dlite, leis an díoltóir, no le pé duine eile chífear don Choimisinéir Bhreithiúntais do bheith i dteideal iad d'fháil.
(2) Ní bheidh dul thar ordú dhéanfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais fén bhfo-alt san roimhe seo den alt so ach amháin go bhféadfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais é do chur ar neamhní no d'atharú fé mar is gá do réir chirt.
(3) Má deintear ordú fén alt so chun dividenda as bannaí talmhan d'íoc, ansan, an t-ús ar gach morgáiste, muirear, agus eire eile, ar a bhfuil ús iníoctha, a dheineann deifir don airgead cheannaigh no d'aon chuid den airgead cheannaigh go seasuíonn na bannaí talmhan san ina ionad, beidh sé, faid a bheidh an t-ordú san i bhfeidhm agus sa mhéid go mbeidh an t-ús san iníoctha as na dividenda as na bannaí talmhan san agus d'ainneoin éinní in aon instruimid le n-ar cruthnuíodh an t-eire sin no a bhaineann leis, beidh sé iníoctha do réir ráta ceathair go leith per cent. per annum ina íocaíochtaí leath-bhliantúla có-ionanna gach céad lá d'Eanar agus gach céad lá d'Iúl o pé lá acu so leanas is túisce, sé sin le rá, lá aistrithe na mbannaí talmhan san chun creidiúna an chúrsa no an lá ceaptha.
(4) Má deintear ordú fén alt so chun dividenda as bannaí talmhan d'íoc, féadfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais, ar a iarraidh sin d'éinne le n-a mbaineann, praghas fuascailte aon leasa uachtaraigh no ceana d'aon leas uachtarach, a chífear an uair sin do bheith ag déanamh deifre don airgead cheannaigh go seasuíonn na bannaí talmhan san ina ionad, do shocrú agus féadfaidh chuige sin aon leas uachtarach den tsórt san do chionroinnt, agus leis sin beidh ús do réir ceathair go leith per cent. per annum, ar an bpraghas fuascailte socrófar amhlaidh, iníoctha leis an té bheidh i seilbh no ag fáil ioncuim an leasa uachtaraigh sin ag an té dá ndleaghair an leas uachtarach san do ghlana agus glacfar leis an íoc úis sin mar shásamh san ioncum a bheidh ag teacht dlite as an leas uachtarach san gur ina thaobh do socruíodh amhlaidh an praghas fuascailte sin.
Fógra d'fhoillsiú i dtaobh Choimisiún na Talmhan do dhíol gabháltais.
37.—An méid d'alt 33 den Acht Talmhan, 1927, le n-a n-éilítear an fógra luaidhtear san alt san d'fhoillsiú san Iris Oifigiúil, i bpríomh-pháipeur laethiuil de chuid Bhaile Atha Cliath agus, má bhíonn páipeur áitiuil ann, sa pháipeur áitiuil sin, scuirfe sé d'éifeacht do bheith aige agus ina ionad san achtuítear leis seo gur mar leanas a foillseofar an fógra a héilítear leis an alt san 33, sé sin le rá:—
(a) más gabháltas gur tugadh roimh-íoc nár mhó ná trí chéad púnt fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh chun a cheannuithe an gabháltas le n-a mbaineann an fógra san, tré chóipeanna den fhógra san do chur suas sa tslí orduithe in áiteanna oiriúnacha sa cheanntar ina bhfuil an gabháltas san suidhte; no
(b) más gabháltas gur tugadh roimh-íoc ba mhó ná trí chéad púnt fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh chun a cheannuithe no más gabháltas nár tugadh roimh-íoc ar bith fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh ina thaobh an gabháltas le n-a mbaineann an fógra san, tré fhógra do chur san Iris Oifigiúil agus in aon eagar amháin ar a laighead de pháipeur nuachta a foillsítear agus a léightear sa chontae ina bhfuil an gabháltas san suidhte no, mara mbeidh a leithéid sin de pháipeur nuachta ann, i bpáipeur nuachta laethiúil a foillsítear i Saorstát Éireann agus a léightear sa chontae sin.
Comhachta Choimisiún na Talmhan cirt uisce do bhronna.
38.—(1) Má bhíonn tobar, sruth, linn, loch, no uisce eile (dá ngairmtear áit uisce anso feasta) ar thalamh ar bith a díoladh no do haontuíodh do dhíol fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh, ansan, más dóich le Coimisiún na Talmhan go bhfuil sé riachtanach no oiriúnach san do dhéanamh chun tairbhe do thailte eile do díoladh no do haontuíodh do dhíol amhlaidh, féadfaid orduithe do dhéanamh—
(a) le n-a ndeonfar do pé daoine agus le n-a mbronnfar ortha chun tairbhe do pé tailte is oiriúnach le Coimisiún na Talmhan cirt (dá ngairmtear cirt uisce anso feasta) chun uisce do thógaint as an áit uisce sin chun a úsáidthe ar na tailte sin chun crícheanna tighis no feirmeoireachta; agus
(b) le n-a gcuirfear ar fáil do dhaoine dá ndeonfar na cirt uisce sin amhlaidh cirt chun dul go dtí an áit uisce sin chun na gceart uisce sin d'fheidhmiú; agus
(c) le n-a bhforálfar go ndéanfaidh daoine dá ndeonfar na cirt uisce sin cúiteamh sna cirt uisce sin d'íoc le húnaer na háite uisce sin no le húnaer an tailimh gur air a deonfar an ceart san chun dul go dtí an áit uisce sin agus le n-a socrófar méid an chúitimh sin.
(2) Maran mó ná caoga púnt an cúiteamh is iníoctha fén alt so le húnaer áite uisce no le húnaer an tailimh gur air a deonfar an ceart san chun dul go dtí an áit uisce sin féadfar an cúiteamh san d'íoc leis an té chruthóidh chun sástachta Choimisiún na Talmhan gurb é féin agus a roimh-shealbhadóirí teidil (má b'ann dóibh) do bhí, ar feadh sé mblian ar a laighead díreach roimh dháta an orduithe le n-a socruítear méid an chúitimh, i seilbh an tailimh ar a bhfuil an áit uisce sin suidhte no ar a ndeontar an ceart san chun dul go dtí an áit uisce sin no ag fáil cíosanna agus sochar an tailimh sin.
(3) Ag déanamh orduithe dhóibh fén alt so bhéarfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan aire chuibhe do riachtanaisí réasúnta únaera na háite uisce le n-a mbaineann an t-ordú san agus do riachtanaisí réasúnta daoine eile go mbeidh cirt acu maidir leis an áit uisce sin.
Comhachta Choimisiún na Talmhan maidir le móin agus cearta slí do leathnú.
39.—(1) Na comhachta atá ag Coimisiún na Talmhan chun rialachán do dhéanamh i dtaobh móna ar phortaigh mar a leathnuítear iad le halt 42 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, leathnuítear leis seo tuille iad i dtreo go mbeidh ortha comhacht déanta rialachán le n-a mbronnfar ar Choimisiún na Talmhan agus ar a gceadúnaithe agus le n-a míneofar cirt chun dul trasna tailimh ar bith go dtí portach chun móna d'fháil pe'ca socrófar no ná socrófar leis na rialacháin sin go mbeidh na cirt sin ag dul le talamh ar bith.
(2) Ar na comhachta atá ag Coimisiún na Talmhan chun airgid do chaitheamh ar fheabhsú tailimh do díoladh no do haontuíodh do dhíol fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh beidh, i dteanta na nithe luaidhtear in alt 43 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, comhacht chun bealach agus cearta slí trasna tailimh ar bith go dtí talamh ar bith do díoladh no do haontuíodh do dhíol fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh do bhronna ar Choimisiún na Talmhan agus ar a gceadúnaithe agus chun an chéanna do mhíniú agus do leathnú no d'fheabhsú, pe'ca déanfar no ná déanfar na cearta slí sin do bhronna amhlaidh i dtreo go mbeid ag dul le talamh ar bith.
(3) Má dheineann Coimisiún na Talmhan ceart slí no ceart dul isteach ar thalamh do bhronna agus do mhíniú, pe'ca fén alt so é no fé aon cheann eile d'fhorálacha na nAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh, beidh comhacht ag Coimisiún na Talmhan dul isteach ar an talamh go mbronnfar amhlaidh an ceart slí sin trasna air no an ceart san chun dul isteach air agus bóthar no bealach do dheisiú no do dhéanamh air agus fáil agus geataí do chur suas agus, chun na gcrícheanna san, gach abhar no aon abhar is gá do thógaint ón talamh san no do bhaint as agus socrú do dhéanamh chun go ndéanfadh an té gur chun tairbhe dho do bronnadh an ceart san an cúiteamh íocfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan as an gceart slí sin no as an gceart san chun dul isteach d'aisíoc le Coimisiún na Talmhan.
(4) Maran mó ná caoga púnt an cúiteamh is iníoctha as ceart slí, no as ceart dul isteach ar thalamh, a bhronnfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so no fé aon cheann eile d'fhorálacha na nAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh, féadfar an cúiteamh san d'íoc leis an té chruthóidh chun sástachta Choimisiún na Talmhan gurb é féin agus a roimh-shealbhadóirí teidil (má b'ann dóibh) do bhí, ar feadh sé mblian ar a laighead díreach roimh íoc an chúitimh sin, i seilbh an tailimh go mbronnfar an ceart slí sin trasna air no an ceart san chun dul isteach air no ag fáil cíosanna agus sochar an tailimh sin.
Usáid fhéaraigh agus phortaigh áirithe do dhaingniú.
40.—(1) Má bhíonn tionónta gabháltais le n-a mbaineann an tAcht Talmhan, 1923, ag úsáid féaraigh no portaigh ar bith ar thailte a thiarna talmhan go hoscailte agus go raibh sé ag úsáid an fhéaraigh no an phortaigh sin amhlaidh, gan cosc dleathach ná gan cur ina choinnibh, o dháta roimh an Acht san do rith, féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, ar iarratas an tionónta san agus más dóich leo, agus cuimhne acu ar gach a mbaineann leis an gcás, gur ceart san do dhéanamh, a fhaisnéis i dtaobh an fhéaraigh no an phortaigh sin (pe'ca aca é) d'úsáid gur ceart é sin atá ag dul leis an ngabháltas san fé réir pé cionníollacha agus teoranta (más ann dóibh) is oiriúnach le Coimisiún na Talmhan d'fhorchur agus a luadhfaid sa bhfaisnéis sin.
(2) Má faisnéistear le faisnéis fén alt so gur ceart atá ag dul le gabháltas féarach no portach d'úsáid, beidh sé ina cheart a bheidh ag dul leis an ngabháltas san dá réir sin an féarach no an portach san d'úsáid ach beidh san fé réir na gcoinníoll agus na dteoranta (más ann dóibh) a forchuirfear tríd an bhfaisnéis sin, agus má deintear agus nuair a déanfar an gabháltas san do dhílsiú i gceannuitheoir le hordú dílsiúcháin leanfaidh an ceart san de bheith ag dul leis an ngabháltas san amhlaidh ach san fé réir na nithe roimhráite.
(3) Ní dhéanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan faisnéis fén alt so ach amháin le haontú gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann no tar éis fógra i dtaobh an iarratais ar an bhfaisnéis sin do sheirbheail sa tslí orduithe ar gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann agus caoi do thabhairt do gach páirtí acu san ar agóidí do dhéanamh i gcoinnibh na faisnéise sin do dhéanamh.
(4) Déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach iarratas ar fhaisnéis fén alt so, agus gach agóid a déanfar go cuibhe i gcoinnibh na faisnéise sin do dhéanamh, do bhreithniú agus breith do thabhairt ortha, agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomhairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh breithe na gCoimisinéirí Talmhan eile ar aon iarratas no agóid den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar an athchomharc san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh breithe an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
An cion de rátaí a cuirfear ar thalamh nea-thionóntuithe.
41.—(1) Má tháinig talamh nea-thionóntuithe no má thagann sé ina dhiaidh seo chun bheith dílsithe i gCoimisiún na Talmhan ar an lá ceaptha fén Acht Talmhan, 1923, agus má bhí an talamh nea-thionóntuithe sin no má bhíonn sé an uair sin fé ráta dhealbhais no fé aon ráta eile i dteanta tailimh eile, déanfar gach ráta dealbhais agus ráta eile buailfear no measfar ar scór an tailimh sin go léir in aghaidh na bliana airgeadais áitiúla bheidh ann le linn an lae cheaptha do roinnt idir an talamh nea-thionóntuithe sin agus an talamh eile sin.
(2) Má deintear rátaí do roinnt fén alt so idir talamh neathionóntuithe a bheidh dílsithe i gCoimisiún na Talmhan agus talamh eile, tuigfear gurb é an cion san amháin de sna rátaí sin do cuireadh amhlaidh ar an talamh nea-thionóntuithe sin do buaileadh no do measadh ar scór an tailimh nea-thionóntuithe sin do réir bhrí fo-ailt (1) d'alt 18 den Acht Talmhan, 1927, agus léireofar an t-alt san agus beidh éifeacht aige dá réir sin.
Comhachta ath-sheilbhe do leathnú.
42.—(1) Na comhachta céanna go léir, chun ath-shealbhú do dhéanamh i bpáirt no go hiomlán, atá ag Coimisiún na Talmhan agus is féidir dóibh d'fheidhmiú maidir le gabháltaisí le n-a mbaineann an tAcht Talmhan, 1923, beid acu agus féadfaid iad d'fheidhmiú maidir le talamh ar bith (nách gabháltas le n-a mbaineann an tAcht Talmhan, 1923) do dílsíodh ionta roimh an Acht so do rith no a dílseofar ionta dá éis sin.
(2) Nuair ath-shealbhóidh Coimisiún na Talmhan cuid de ghabháltas fén alt so féadfaid an cíos is iníoctha ar an ngabháltas san do roinnt idir an chuid a hath-shealbhófar amhlaidh agus an chuid eile den ghabháltas san fé mar is gá do réir chirt an cháis.
(3) Má dheineann Coimisiún na Talmhan gabháltas nách gabháltas fé chíos chúirte no cuid de d'ath-shealbhú fén alt so, ansan, chun a shocrú cadé an cúiteamh is iníoctha as an athshealbhú san, tuigfear gur cíos cúirte treas-théarma an cíos is iníoctha ag tionónta an ghabháltais sin le linn an ath-shealbhuithe sin agus socrófar an cúiteamh san dá réir sin.
Cúiteamh i gcur-isteach ar thionóntaí le linn gabháltas d'ath-shealbhú.
43.—Más dóich leis an gCúirt go mbeadh sé nea-chothrom do Choimisiún na Talmhan gabháltas no cuid de ghabháltas d'athshealbhú ar íoc cúitimh leis an tionónta a socrófaí ar an bhforas ar a socruítí praghsanna ath-shealbhuithe go dtí so, féadfaidh an Chúirt, agus í ag socrú an chúitimh san ath-shealbhú san, cúiteamh don tionónta i gcur-isteach air do chur leis, agus féadfaidh fós féachaint ní hamháin don méid is fiú an talamh a bheidh le hath-shealbhú ach ina theanta san don damáiste, más ann do, a déanfar don tionónta tré ath-shealbhú na dtailte sa mhéid go ndéanfaidh san deifir do maidir le tailte eile d'úsáid no sa mhéid go ndéanfa sé díobháil do sna tailte eile sin ar shlí eile.
Talamh nea-thionóntuithe ar seilbh fé dheontas fheirm-dhílse no fé léas fhada.
44.—(1) Más rud é ar iarratas o únaer phíosa de thalamh nea-thionóntuithe agus tar éis fógra do gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann, go mbeidh Coimisiún na Talmhan sásta—
(a) go bhfuil an píosa san ag an únaer sin fé dheontas fheirm-dhílse, fé léas síor-ionathnuachainte ar feadh saolta no blianta, no fé léas ar feadh téarma de bhlianta go raibh trí fichid no breis díobh gan caitheamh ar dháta an Achta Talmhan, 1923, do rith, pe'ca bhaineann an deontas no an léas san le talamh eile chó maith leis an bpíosa san no ná baineann, agus
(b) go bhfuil an t-únaer sin i seilbh bona fide an phíosa san agus go sealbhuíonn agus go n-úsáideann sé é sa tslí chéanna 'na ndeineann gnáth-fheirmeoir san agus do réir modhanna cearta feirmeoireachta, agus
(c) nách lugha an cíos is iníoctha ag an únaer sin ar an bpíosa san ná an cíos is dóich le Coimisiún na Talmhan do bheadh ina chíos chothrom ar an bpíosa san ar dháta an Achta Talmhan, 1923, do rith dá mba fé thionóntacht reachtúil agus fé chíos cúirte treasthéarma do bheadh an píosa san ag an tionónta san an uair sin, agus
(d) go bhfuil an t-únaer sin toilteannach an píosa san d'athcheannach agus gur ceart é d'ath-dhíol leis, agus
(e) ná teastuíonn an píosa san chun cumhangrachta do leigheas,
féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, le hordú, a fhaisnéis go ndílseoidh an píosa san i gCoimisiún na Talmhan ar an lá ceaptha fé is dá mba thalamh tionóntuithe é.
(2) I gcás an deontas feirm-dhílse no an léas fé n-a mbeidh duine i seilbh phíosa de thalamh nea-thionóntuithe is abhar d'iarratas fén bhfo-alt san roimhe seo den alt so do bheith ag baint, ní hamháin leis an bpíosa san, ach fós le talamh eile ná beidh i seilbh únaera an phíosa san (pe'ca bheidh estát no leas ar bith ag an únaer sin sa talamh eile sin no ná beidh) féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan an cíos a cuirtear ar cosnamh leis an deontas no leis an léas san do roinnt idir an píosa san agus an talamh eile sin no iomlán an chíosa san do chur ar an bpíosa san amháin agus leis sin tuigfear chun crícheanna an ailt seo gurb é an cion san den chíos no iomlán an chíosa do cuireadh ar an bpíosa san amhlaidh an cíos is iníoctha ag an únaer sin ar an bpíosa san.
(3) Má thagann píosa de thalamh nea-thionóntuithe chun bheith dílsithe i gCoimisiún na Talmhan de bhua orduithe déanfar fén alt so, beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) tuigfear go ndearna únaer an phíosa san connra ceannaigh déanach ar an lá ceaptha chun an phíosa san do cheannach fé is dá mba ghabháltas é ar seilbh ag an únaer sin ar an gcíos is iníoctha aige ar an bpíosa san;
(b) ní bheidh riaráiste den chíos do bhí iníoctha ag an únaer sin ar an bpíosa san, agus do tháinig chun bheith dlite ar no roimh an gcéad lá gála sa bhliain 1928 agus a bheidh gan íoc ar an lá ceaptha, ní bheidh sé iníoctha ag an únaer sin;
(c) déanfar riaráiste den chíos san do tháinig chun bheith dlite tar éis an chéad lae ghála sa bliain 1928 agus roimh an lá ceaptha agus a bheidh gan íoc ar an lá ceaptha, maraon le cion de ghála an chíosa san ón lá gála is déanaí roimh an lá ceaptha suas go dtí an lá ceaptha, do shocrú tré riaráiste cíosa socruithe (a háireofar mar a luaidhtear anso ina dhiaidh seo) do chur le hairgead ceannaigh an phíosa san;
(d) isé méid an riaráiste chíosa shocruithe cuirfear leis an airgead ceannaigh sin amhlaidh ná cúig seachtód per cent. den riaráiste chíosa agus den chion de ghála chíosa bheidh le socrú amhlaidh.
(4) Isiad na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, a éistfidh iarrataisí chun Choimisiún na Talmhan ar ordú fé fho-alt (1) den alt so agus do bhéarfaidh breith ortha agus luighfidh athchomharc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh breithe na gCoimisinéirí eile ar aon iarratas den tsórt san (ar a n-áirítear cion cíosa ar bith no iomlán an chíosa san do chur ar phíosa talmhan) agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar an athchomharc san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh na breithe sin an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
(5) Deintear leis seo alt 11 den Acht Talmhan, 1927, d'athghairm gan dochar d'imeachta fén alt san, atá ar feitheamh le linn an Achta so do rith, do chiméad ar siúl agus do chríochnú agus do bheith dleathach.
(6) Ní coiscfear ar únaer phíosa de thalamh nea-thionóntuithe iarratas do dhéanamh chun Choimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so ná ní diúltófar do ghéille d'iarratas fén alt so mara mbeidh de chúis leis sin ach gur diúltadh, roimh an Acht so do rith, do ghéille d'iarratas fé alt 11 den Acht Talmhan, 1927, i dtaobh an phíosa chéanna talmhan.
Leathnú ar chomhachta chun bancánacht do choinneail suas, etc.
45.—(1) Más rud é, i gcás estáit 'na mbeidh na gabháltaisí air dílsithe i lucht a gceannuithe fén Acht so, go bhfeicfear don Choimisinéir Bhreithiúntais, laistigh de shé bliana tar éis na n-orduithe dílsiúcháin i dtaobh na ngabháltas san no tar éis an orduithe dheiridh díobh d'fhoillsiú, go bhféadfadh sé, agus airgead ceannaigh an estáit sin á roinnt, a ordú fé fho-alt (1) d'alt 44 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, dá n-iarrtaí air ansan é, go n-aistreofaí bannaí talmhan chun an Iontaobhaí Phuiblí chun na gcrícheanna luaidhtear san alt san, féadfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais, laistigh den tréimhse sin de shé bliana, a ordú d'éinne do fuair aon chuid den airgead cheannaigh sin chun tairbhe dho féin no do fuair agus do choinnigh í fé n-a chúram mar iontaobhaí agus an roinnt sin á déanamh aisíoc do dhéanamh leis an Iontaobhaí Puiblí i pé méid den airgead cheannaigh sin (más ann do) do fuair sé amhlaidh no do fuair agus do choinnigh amhlaidh agus is dóich leis an gCoimisinéir Breithiúntais go bhféadfadh sé a ordú amhlaidh go n-aistreofaí amhlaidh é agus an roinnt sin á déanamh.
(2) Déanfar bannaí talmhan a híocfar leis an Iontaobhaí Puiblí do réir orduithe déanfar fén alt so do chur chun críche do réir fo-ailt (2) d'alt 44 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, fé is dá mba fé fho-alt (1) den alt san do haistreofaí chuige iad.
Leathnú ar chomhachta chun cúitimh do dhéanamh i gcaithteachas ar dheisiú bancánacht, etc.
46.—(1) Más rud é, i gcás estáit 'na mbeidh na gabháltaisí air dílsithe i lucht a gceannuithe fén Acht so, go bhfeicfear don Choimisinéir Bhreithiúntais (ar iarratas o Choimisiún na Talmhan), laistigh de shé bliana tar éis na n-orduithe dílsiúcháin i dtaobh na ngabháltas san no tar éis an orduithe dheiridh díobh d'fhoillsiú, go bhféadfadh sé, agus airgead ceannaigh an estáit sin á roinnt, a ordú fé alt 20 den Acht Talmhan, 1927, dá n-iarradh Coimisiún na Talmhan air ansan é, go n-aistreofaí bannaí talmhan chun Choimisiún na Talmhan, féadfaidh an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais, laistigh den tréimhse sin de shé bliana, a ordú d'éinne do fuair aon chuid den airgead cheannaigh sin chun tairbhe dho féin no do fuair agus do choinnigh í fé n-a chúram mar iontaobhaí agus an roinnt sin á déanamh aisíoc do dhéanamh le Coimisiún na Talmhan i pé méid den airgead cheannaigh sin (más ann do) do fuair sé amhlaidh no do fuair agus do choinnigh amhlaidh agus is dóich leis an gCoimisinéir Breithiúntais go bhféadfadh sé a ordú amhlaidh go n-aistreofaí amhlaidh é agus an roinnt sin á déanamh.
(2) Déanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan bannaí talmhan a híocfar le Coimisiún na Talmhan do réir orduithe déanfar fén alt so do chur chun na gcrícheanna chun a mbeadh na bannaí talmhan san ionchurtha dá mba fé alt 20 den Acht Talmhan, 1927, do haistreofaí chun Choimisiún na Talmhan iad.
Gabháltaisí do chuaidh in olcas no i laighead tríd na bhfaillí do thug an tiarna talmhan i ndréineanna, etc., do dheisiú.
47.—(1) Más rud é, maidir le tiarna aon tailimh thionóntuithe a bheidh dílsithe no le dílsiú fén Acht so, go raibh sé, roimh fhaisnéis an lae cheaptha don talamh san, fé oblagáid ina aonar no i dteanta duine eile no daoine eile, pe'ca fé théarmaí connartha thionóntachta no fé reacht no ar shlí eile é, aon chúrsa uisce, dréin, bancánacht, no obair eile do ghlana no do choinneail i dtreo no cabhrú chun a ghlanta no a choinnithe i dtreo, agus gur thug an tiarna talmhan san faillí san obair sin do ghlana no do choinneail i dtreo amhlaidh no i gcabhrú chun a glanta no a coinnithe i dtreo amhlaidh agus go mbeidh gabháltas ar an talamh tionóntuithe sin imithe in olcas go buan no imithe go mór i laighead de dheascaibh na faillí sin agus, mar gheall ar é bheith imithe in olcas no i laighead amhlaidh, ná beidh Coimisiún na Talmhan sásta gur urrús an gabháltas san ar an riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh do dhlighfeadh bheith air, ar a dhílsiú, mara mbeadh an t-alt so, féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, ar iarratas éinne le n-a mbaineann no gan aon iarratas den tsórt san agus roimh an lá ceaptha no ina dhiaidh—
(a) marar roimh-íocadh airgead ceannaigh an ghabháltais sin, ordú do dhéanamh ag diúltú don airgead cheannaigh sin do roimh-íoc agus féadfaid láithreach riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh an ghabháltais sin do shocrú sa tslí foráltar leis an Acht Talmhan, 1923, i dtaobh gabháltaisí fé chíosa nách cíosa cúirte i gcás ná có-aontuíonn an tiarna talmhan agus an tionónta le n-a chéile; no
(b) má roimh-íocadh airgead ceannaigh an ghabháltais sin, riail-bhlianacht cheannaigh an ghabháltais sin do laigheadú go dtí suim riail-bhlianachta ceannaigh a bheidh le socrú láithreach ag Coimisiún na Talmhan don ghabháltas san sa tslí foráltar leis an Acht Talmhan, 1923, i dtaobh gabháltaisí fé chíosa nách cíosa cúirte i gcás ná có-aontuíonn an tiarna talmhan agus an tionónta le n-a chéile.
(2) Ní bhainfidh alt 2 den Acht Talmhan, 1929, le riailbhlianachtaí ceannaigh a shocróidh Coimisiún na Talmhan fén alt so.
(3) Ní dhéanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan ordú fén alt so ach amháin le haontú gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann no tar éis fógra do sheirbheail sa tslí orduithe ar gach páirtí le n-a mbaineann agus caoi do thabhairt do gach páirtí acu san ar agóidí do dhéanamh i gcoinnibh an orduithe sin do dhéanamh.
(4) Déanfaidh na Coimisinéirí Talmhan, gan an Coimisinéir Breithiúntais do bheith ortha, gach iarratas ar ordú fén alt so, agus gach agóid a déanfar go cuibhe i gcoinnibh aon orduithe den tsórt san do dhéanamh, do bhreithniú agus breith do thabhairt ortha, agus beidh ceart ann chun athchomhairc chun an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais i gcoinnibh breithe na gCoimisinéirí Talmhan eile ar aon iarratas no agóid den tsórt san agus ní bheidh dul thar breith an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais ar an athchomharc san, ach amháin go luighfidh athchomharc chun na Cúirte Uachtaraighe, mar gheall ar cheisteanna dlí amháin, i gcoinnibh breithe an Choimisineura Bhreithiúntais.
Deontaisí chun íoctha costas imirceach d'aistriú.
48.—I dteanta na gcomhacht atá ag Coimisiún na Talmhan airgead do chaitheamh chun tairbhe no chun feabhsuithe talmhan a ceannuítear no a haontuítear do cheannach fé sna hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh, beidh comhacht acu pé suimeanna is oiriúnach le Coimisiún na Talmhan do dheona, más oiriúnach le Coimisiún na Talmhan é, chun íoctha no mar chabhair chun íoctha na gcostas a bhainfidh le himircigh d'aistriú chun a ngabháltas nua.
Muirir dheachmha-chíosa agus cíosanna ion-atharuithe d'atharú.
49.—(1) Isé suim is iníoctha alos gach gála de mhuirear dheachmha-chíosa no de chíos ion-atharuithe do tháinig no thiocfaidh chun bheith dlite tar éis an 1adh lá de Mhí na Samhna, 1930, ná dó is nócha per cent. den tsuim do bhí iníoctha alos an ghála den mhuirear dheachmha-chíosa san no den chíos ionatharuithe sin (pe'ca aca é) do tháinig chun bheith dlite díreach roimh an 2adh lá de Mhí na Samhna, 1930.
(2) Ní déanfar atharú ar bith ar aon mhuirear deachmha-chíosa ná ar aon chíos ion-atharuithe fé ailt 2 agus 3 den Tithe Rentcharge (Ireland) Act, 1900, no fé sna hailt sin mar a cuirtear i mbaint iad tré alt 90 den Irish Land Act, 1903 (pe'ca aca é) alos aon ghála den mhuirear dheachmha-chíosa no den chíos ionatharuithe sin do tháinig no thiocfaidh chun bheith dlite tar éis an 1adh lá de Mhí na Samhna, 1930.
(3) San alt so cialluíonn an abairt “muirear deachmha-chíosa” cíos-mhuirear in ionad deachmhaithe pe'ca le Coimisiún na Talmhan atá sé iníoctha no le tuath-dhílseánaí no le héinne eile ach ní fholuíonn sé muirear deachmha-chíosa atá eiscithe, le halt 8 den Tithe Rentcharge (Ireland) Act, 1900, o oibriú ailt 3 den Acht san, agus cialluíonn an abairt “cíos ion-atharuithe” cíos le n-a mbaineann ailt 2 agus 3 den Tithe Rentcharge (Ireland) Act, 1900, de bhua ailt 90 den Irish Land Act, 1903.
Lucht íoctha blianachtaí ceannaigh áirithe d'íoc suime breise.
50.—(1) Duine go mbeidh blianacht cheannaigh iníoctha aige alos roimh-íoca do híocadh, tar éis an Achta so do rith, fé alt 38 no fé alt 39 den Acht Talmhan, 1923, íocfa sé le Coimisiún na Talmhan ar an gcéad lá gála ar a mbeidh íocaíocht alos na blianachta ceannaigh sin iníoctha, suim bhreise (i dteanta na híocaíochta san) is có-ionann le cion den bhlianacht cheannaigh sin in aghaidh na tréimhse idir an lá gála san agus an chéad lá eile ar a mbeidh dividenda iníoctha as bannaí talmhan.
(2) Beidh ag Coimisiún na Talmhan, chun suimeanna is iníoctha leo fén alt so do bhaint amach, na meain chéanna atá acu chun tráthchoda neamh-íoctha de bhlianachtaí ceannaigh do bhaint amach.
Trátha chun suimeanna breise d'íoc.
51.—Gach suim bhreise is iníoctha do réir na nAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh (ar a n-áirítear an tAcht so) ag ceannuitheoir le Coimisiún na Talmhan an chéad lá gála bheidh tráthchuid de bhlianacht cheannaigh no de shuim is có-ionann le blianacht cheannaigh iníoctha, íocfar í, d'ainneoin éinní atá sna hAchtanna san, pé trátha (nách luatha ná an chéad lá gála san) agus i pé tráthchoda a hordófar le rialacha dhéanfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan.
Coimisiún na Talmhan do thabhairt cuntaisí tréimhsiúla uatha.
52.—Athghairmtear leis seo alt 33 den Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891, agus ina ionad san achtuítear leis seo go dtabharfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan uatha pé cuntaisí tréimhsiúla i pé trátha agus i pé slí ordóidh an tAire Airgid.
Rialacha agus rialacháin.
53.—(1) Féadfaidh Coimisiún na Talmhan, tar éis dóibh dul i gcomhairle le hUachtarán an Dlí-Chumainn Ionchorparuithe, rialacha do dhéanamh chun forálacha an Achta so (seachas na forálacha bhaineann le hairgeadas talamh-cheannaigh) do chur in éifeacht, agus san Acht so cialluíonn an focal “orduithe” orduithe leis na rialacha san.
(2) Féadfaidh an tAire Airgid rialacháin do dhéanamh chun na bhforálacha den Acht so bhaineann le hairgeadas talamhcheannaigh do chur in éifeacht agus leis na rialacháin sin féadfa sé aon fhoráil a bhaineann le hairgeadas talamh-cheannigh agus atá in aon Acht do ritheadh roimh an Acht so do chur in oiriúint do sna nithe a héilítear leis an Acht so.
Gearr-theideal, léiriú agus luadh.
54.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Talmhan, 1931, do ghairm den Acht so.
(2) Léireofar an tAcht so mar éinní amháin leis na hAchtanna Talamh-Cheannaigh agus féadfar é do luadh i na nAcht san.
Number 11 of 1931.
LAND ACT, 1931.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
FINANCE.
VESTING OF HOLDINGS.
VESTING OF HOLDINGS ON RE-SALES.
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL.
Number 11 of 1931.
LAND ACT, 1931.
PART I.
FINANCE.
Land bonds issued under the Land Act, 1929.
1.—The Land Bond Act, 1925, shall apply to land bonds created and issued by the Minister for Finance under the powers conferred upon him by sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Land Act, 1929, for the purposes of that section in like manner as it applies to land bonds created and issued by the said Minister for the purposes of the Land Act, 1923.
Exemption from stamp duty.
2.—No stamp duty shall be chargeable or payable on any agreement, conveyance, deed of charge, memorial, or other instrument (including instruments executed but not stamped before the passing of this Act) made for the purposes of or in connection with the sale by the Land Commission under or in pursuance of the Land Purchase Acts of land vested in them nor on any such instrument required by the Land Commission to be made for securing the repayment of moneys advanced by them.
Amendment of section 1 of the Land Act, 1923.
3.—(1) Sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Land Act, 1923, as amended by section 3 of the Land Bond Act, 1925, shall be construed and have effect as if the words “in satisfaction of death duties or” now contained in that sub-section were omitted therefrom.
(2) In addition to the several sums required by sub-section (5) of section 1 of the Land Act, 1923, as amended by section 3 of the Land Bond Act, 1925, to be set aside in the land bond fund for the purpose of the redemption of bonds, there shall for the purpose of such redemption be set aside in the land bond fund, at the close of every half-year ending on the 1st day of May or the 1st day of November until all land bonds issued under the Land Act, 1923, or any Act amending that Act have been redeemed, all sums paid into the land bond fund during such half-year by the Land Commission under this Act for the redemption of land bonds.
Annuities on the resale of land purchased by the late Congested Districts Board.
4.—(1) Every advance made by the Land Commission after the passing of this Act on the resale of land (other than land to which the next following section of this Act applies) which was purchased by the late Congested Districts Board out of the funds at its disposal shall be repayable by a purchase annuity calculated at the rate of three and one-quarter per cent. and payable at such times as the Minister for Finance shall prescribe.
(2) Where before the passing of this Act an advance was made by the late Congested Districts Board or by the Land Commission on the resale of land which was purchased by the said Board out of the funds at its disposal, the Land Commission may, whenever they think it expedient so to do, cause an account to be taken of the sum then outstanding and unpaid in respect of such advance and may charge such land with a purchase annuity calculated at the rate of three and one-quarter per cent, per annum for the repayment of the sum so outstanding in lieu and satisfaction of the annuity theretofore payable in respect of such advance.
(3) All moneys collected in respect of purchase annuities created under this section shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall appoint by regulations made by him under this Act.
Proceeds of the sale of certain lands of the late Congested Districts Board.
5.—(1) All moneys, funds, and land bonds which are now in or shall hereafter come to the hands of the Land Commission and which either represent the proceeds of the sale by the late Congested Districts Board or the Land Commission of land to which this section applies or represent the redemption price of head-rents or other superior interests acquired by the said Board shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct.
(2) This section applies to land which was purchased by the late Congested Districts Board out of the funds at its disposal or was acquired by that Board otherwise than by means of advances from the Irish land purchase fund and which was sold by the said Board as an ordinary vendor either by means of the Land Purchase Acts (whether such sale was completed before the 9th day of August 1923 or was subsequently completed as a purchase agreement pending on that date) or otherwise than by means of the said Acts.
Liability of county boroughs in respect of the guarantee fund.
6.—Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of section 22 of the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891, the share of a county borough in the local taxation grants shall be available (in accordance with that Act and regulations made thereunder and in like manner as if such county borough were a county) for the purposes of the guarantee fund in respect of land which has since the passing of that Act or shall hereafter become included within such county borough and is now or shall hereafter be subject to a land purchase annuity.
Disposal of certain purchase annuities.
7.—Where the Land Commission have resold or shall hereafter resell a parcel of land under the Irish Land (Provision for Sailors and Soldiers) Act, 1919, at an enhanced price and such enhanced price is due in whole or in part to expenditure on improvements on or in respect of such land made by the Land Commission after the 1st day of April 1922 (whether before or after the passing of this Act) out of moneys provided or recouped by the British Government, so much of the purchase annuity paid into the purchase annuities fund or the land bond fund (as the case may be) in respect of such price as is attributable to such expenditure shall be paid or credited to the British Government in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall appoint by regulations made by him under this section and such regulations may prescribe the method of ascertaining the proportion of the purchase annuity attributable to such expenditure.
Provision of moneys for the execution of this Act.
8.—All moneys required by the Land Commission for the exercise of their powers under this Act or otherwise for the execution of this Act shall, save in so far as such moneys are otherwise provided for by this Act, be paid to such extent as shall be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
PART II.
VESTING OF HOLDINGS.
Publication of lists of vested holdings.
9.—(1) The Land Commission shall from time to time publish in the prescribed manner lists (in this Act referred to as lists of vested holdings) of tenanted land consisting of holdings in respect of which particulars have been furnished in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 40 of the Land Act, 1923, and shall in every such list declare in respect of the tenanted land comprised in such list the appointed day (which may be previous to, coincident with, or subsequent to the date of the publication of such list) for such land.
(2) Immediately upon the publication of a list of vested holdings, tenanted land comprised in such list shall (as the case may require) become or be deemed to have become vested in the Land Commission on the appointed day declared in such list for such land.
(3) Every tenant of a holding included in a list of vested holdings (whether such tenant is or is not named in such list) or, where the tenant of a holding is named in such list and is dead on the appointed day for such holding, the personal representative of such tenant shall be deemed to have entered on the appointed day into a subsequent purchase agreement for the purchase of such holding from the Land Commission at the standard price and sub-sections (2), (3), and (5) of section 28 of the Land Act, 1923, shall apply in respect of such holding in like manner as they apply in respect of the holdings mentioned in those sub-sections save that such application shall not be prevented or limited by sub-section (6) of the said section 28.
(4) All sums which by virtue of sub-sections (2), (3), and (5) of section 28 of the Land Act, 1923, as applied by this section become payable in respect of a holding included in a list of vested holdings shall be charged on such holding in priority to all existing interests and incumbrances affecting such holding whether created before or after the appointed day.
(5) Sub-sections (2), (3), and (4) of section 40 of the Land Act, 1923, and sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Land Act, 1927, shall not apply to a holding included in a list of vested holdings.
(6) Sub-section (7) of section 17 of the Land Act, 1927, shall apply in respect of a holding or part of a holding included in a list of vested holdings in respect of which the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland certify to the Land Commission in accordance with that sub-section either before or after the appointed day but before such holding is vested under this Act in a tenant.
(7) Sub-section (2) of section 73 of the Land Act, 1923, shall apply in respect of holdings included in a list of vested holdings with the modification that the declaration by the Land Commission mentioned in paragraph (a) of the proviso to the said sub-section may be made either before or after the appointed day.
Amendment of lists of vested holdings.
10.—(1) A list of vested holdings may be amended by the Land Commission with the consent of all the parties concerned or, subject to the provisions of this section, without such consent.
(2) Where the Land Commission propose to amend a list of vested holdings otherwise than on consent of the parties, the Land Commission shall serve in the prescribed manner on all the parties concerned notice of the proposal to make such amendment and shall afford to all such parties an opportunity to object to such proposed amendment.
(3) Every objection duly made to a proposed amendment of a list of vested holdings shall be considered and decided by the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from the decision of the other Land Commissioners on any such objection and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from such decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Retention of holdings in a list of vested holdings.
11.—(1) Where a holding included in a list of vested holdings would be a retained holding within the meaning of sub-section (6) of section 28 of the Land Act, 1923, if that sub-section applied to it, such holding may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, be retained by the Land Commission.
(2) Sections 29, 33, and 34 of the Land Act, 1923, shall apply to holdings retained by the Land Commission under this section as fully as they apply to the retained holdings mentioned in those sections and accordingly the Land Commission shall have in respect of holdings retained by them under this section, all the powers conferred on them by the said sections.
Vesting orders in respect of vested holdings.
12.—(1) Where the Land Commission has published a list of vested holdings, the Land Commission shall from time to time, after making such inquiry as they may consider necessary as to the accuracy of the particulars stated in such list of the holdings included therein and as to the existence of rights or easements affecting such holdings, publish in the prescribed manner a vesting order vesting in accordance with this section one or more of such holdings in the purchaser or purchasers thereof.
(2) Every vesting order made under this section shall specify separately every holding thereby vested and shall state in respect of every such holding such matters as are required by this section to be so stated and such other particulars as may be necessary for the purposes of the registration of such holding under the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891.
(3) Every vesting order made under this section shall be expressed and shall operate to vest every holding specified therein in fee simple in the person named in such order as the person appearing to the Land Commission to be in occupation of such holding as tenant thereof or nominated by the Land Commission under section 67 of the Land Act, 1923, to represent the tenant of such holding and shall also be expressed and shall operate so to vest such holding in such person subject to the following annuities, sums, and payments, that is to say:—
(a) the standard purchase annuity for such holding; and
(b) the additional annuity (if any) in respect of compounded arrears of rent added to the purchase-money; and
(c) an additional sum (if any) equivalent to a proportion of the said annuities in respect of the period between the gale day on which the first instalment of the said annuities shall become payable and the next day on which dividends on land bonds are payable; and
(d) any sum which may be due to the Land Commission by the tenant in respect of the annual sum equivalent to the standard purchase annuity of the holding stated in the list of vested holdings including the proportion of such annual sum for the period between the gale day on which the first instalment of such annual sum became payable and the day on which dividends on land bonds are payable next after the appointed day; and
(e) to any sum which may be due to the Land Commission by the tenant in respect of payment in lieu of rent or in respect of repayments required by this Act to be made by such tenant to the Land Commission.
(4) The Land Commission shall, in respect of every vesting order made under this section, afford to all parties concerned an opportunity for making objections to such order and the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner shall consider and decide every such objection duly made, and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from every decision of the other Commissioners on any such objection and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on any such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from such decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Dismissal of purchase proceedings in respect of certain vested holdings.
13.—(1) Whenever it appears to the Land Commission that a holding included in a list of vested holdings is not a holding to which sub-section (1) of section 24 of the Land Act, 1923, as amended and extended by the Land Act, 1927, applies, the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner shall, after serving notice in the prescribed manner on all parties concerned, make such order in the matter as the justice of the case shall require.
(2) There shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from every order made by the other Land Commissioners under the foregoing sub-section of this section and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on any such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from such decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
(3) When the purchase proceedings in relation to a holding are dismissed by an order made by the Land Commission under this section, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
(a) the Land Commission shall pay into the land bond fund such sum as shall be required to redeem the land bonds issued for the purchase of such holding (including the contribution of the State to the standard price); and
(b) all parties shall be restored in all respects to their mutual rights and liabilities in relation to such holding as such rights and liabilities existed immediately before the passing of the Land Act, 1923; and
(c) the tenant shall be bound to pay to the Land Commission all arrears of payment in lieu of rent or of the annual sum equivalent to the standard purchase annuity and such arrears shall be deemed to be a charge on such holding in priority to all existing interests and incumbrances affecting the tenancy therein; and
(d) the tenant shall be entitled to credit for all moneys paid by him in respect of such holding on account of payment in lieu of rent or annual sum equivalent to the standard purchase annuity as against rent or other payment due by him to his landlord in respect of such holding; and
(e) all moneys paid by the Land Commission under this sub-section shall be recoverable by them in the manner provided by this Act; and
(f) the Land Commission shall have for the recovery of moneys payable under this sub-section to them by the tenant the same remedies as they have for the recovery of unpaid instalments of purchase annuities.
Holdings alleged to be wrongly omitted from a list of vested holdings.
14.—(1) A tenant who claims to be entitled to the benefits of section 24 of the Land Act, 1923, as amended and extended by the Land Act, 1927, and alleges that his holding has not been included in the particulars furnished by his landlord under sub-section (1) of section 40 of the Land Act, 1923, to the Land Commission and is not included in any published list of vested holdings, may apply in the prescribed manner to the Land Commission for an order requiring the said landlord to furnish to the Land Commission in accordance with the said sub-section (1) particulars of such holding.
(2) Every application under this section shall be heard and decided by the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from the decision of the other Land Commissioners on any such application and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from such decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Subtenancies on vested holdings.
15.—(1) Where the whole or part of a holding which is included in a list of vested holdings is at the date of the publication of such list sublet otherwise than for the purpose of temporary depasturage, agistment, or conacre, or for temporary convenience, or to meet a temporary necessity, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
(a) the Land Commission shall (save as is hereinafter otherwise authorised) declare that the subtenants on such holding are to be deemed to be the tenants of the respective portions of such holding in their several and separate occupations and that the said respective portions (hereinafter referred to as separate holdings) of such holding are to be deemed to be separate holdings;
(b) each of the said subtenants shall be deemed to have entered on the date of the said declaration into a subsequent purchase agreement for the purchase of the said separate holding in his separate occupation;
(c) the standard purchase annuities for the said separate holdings shall be ascertained in the like manner as standard purchase annuities for tenancies are ascertained under the Land Act, 1923, as amended by the Land Act, 1929;
(d) save where the portion of such holding which is so sublet is held by the subtenant thereof under a judicial tenancy and is substantially agricultural or pastoral or partly agricultural and partly pastoral, the Land Commission may, if in their opinion such portion is of such character that it ought not to be declared under this section to be a separate holding, treat the said holding (notwithstanding anything contained in this section) as if the said portion thereof were in the occupation of the tenant of the said holding and were not sublet;
(e) the subsequent purchase agreement which the tenant of such holding was, on the publication of the said list of vested holdings, deemed to have entered into shall be withdrawn as from the date of the said declaration under this section;
(f) the Land Commission shall redeem the interests (hereinafter referred to as intervening interests) intervening between the owner of the estate and the said subtenants;
(g) if portion only of the said holding is sublet as aforesaid the Land Commission shall declare that the tenant of such holding is to be deemed to be the tenant of so much only of such holding as is not so sublet, and thereupon such tenant shall be deemed to have entered on the date of the said declaration into a subsequent purchase agreement for the purchase of so much as aforesaid of such holding, and the standard purchase annuity for so much as aforesaid of such holding shall be such proportion as the Land Commission shall determine of the standard purchase annuity which would have been payable in respect of the whole of such holding if no part of it had been sublet.
(2) When the Land Commission make a declaration under this section deeming subtenants on a holding to be tenants of separate portions of such holding, then—
(a) if the total of the standard purchase annuities for such separate portions of such holding and the standard purchase annuity for the remainder (if any) of such holding exceeds the standard purchase annuity which would have been payable in respect of such holding if no part of it had been sublet, land bonds proportionate to the amount of such excess shall be lodged to the credit of the estate as representing the value of the intervening interests; and
(b) if the said total of standard purchase annuities is equal to or less than the said standard purchase annuity which would have been payable as aforesaid, the intervening interests shall be deemed to be of no value; and
(c) if the said total of standard purchase annuities is less than the said standard purchase annuity which would have been payable as aforesaid, the Land Commission shall pay into the land bond fund such sum as will be sufficient to redeem the land bonds issued in excess of the total advances to be made for the purchase of the said separate portions and the said remainder (if any) of such holding, including so much of the contribution by the State to the standard price as is proportionate to the amount of such excess; and
(d) where land bonds are redeemed under the foregoing paragraph of this sub-section and some or all of such land bonds represent compounded arrears of rent, the landlord of such holding shall be entitled to be paid by and to recover from the tenant of such holding the amount of the compounded arrears of rent represented by such land bonds.
(3) The Land Commission shall give to all parties concerned an opportunity of objecting to any declaration proposed to be made under this section and every objection duly made to any such proposed declaration shall be considered and decided by the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from every decision of the other Land Commissioners on any such objection and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on any such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from such decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Validation of certain sub-divisions and sub-lettings.
16.—(1) Where at the passing of the Land Act, 1923, a holding to which that Act applies was sub-divided or in part sublet in breach of a statutory condition or of a covenant or condition contained in the lease or agreement under which such holding was held, the Land Commission, if it so thinks proper having regard to all the circumstances of the case, may, on the application of any person in separate occupation of a portion of such holding by virtue of such sub-division or subletting, declare the portion or each of the several portions of such holding so separately occupied to be a separate holding, and the person in such separate occupation thereof to be the tenant thereof and, in the case of a subletting, declare the portion of such holding which is not so sublet to be a separate holding and the person in separate occupation thereof to be the tenant thereof.
(2) Where the Land Commission makes a declaration under this section such declaration shall have effect according to the terms thereof and the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
(a) the sub-division or subletting (as the case may be) which is the subject of such declaration shall be and be deemed, as at and from the passing of the Land Act, 1923, to have been lawful and valid;
(b) in the case of a declaration made in respect of a subdivision section 20 of the Land Act, 1923, shall apply to every portion of a holding declared by such declaration to be a separate holding with the modification that the date of such declaration shall be substituted in that section for the date of the passing of that Act;
(c) in the case of a declaration made in respect of a subletting, section 23 of the Land Act, 1923, shall apply as if sub-section (3) of that section were omitted therefrom and with the modification that the date of such declaration shall be substituted in sub-section (1) of that section for the date of the passing of that Act.
(3) The Land Commission shall not make a declaration under this section save either with the consent of all parties concerned or after notice of the application for such declaration has been served in the prescribed manner on all parties concerned and all such parties have been afforded an opportunity of objecting to the making of such declaration.
(4) Every application for a declaration under this section and every objection duly made to the making of such declaration shall be considered and decided by the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner, and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from the decision of the other Land Commissioners on any such application or objection and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on such appeal shall be final save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from the decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Mutual rights of tenant and his subtenants.
17.—(1) Where a subtenant on a holding is deemed under this Act to be the tenant of the portion of such holding in his separate occupation and to have entered into a subsequent purchase agreement in respect of such portion of such holding, the tenant of such holding shall be entitled to receive and recover from such subtenant all rent (as reduced under section 23 of the Land Act, 1923) and arrears of rent (as so reduced) accrued due by such subtenant to such tenant up to and including the gale day next before the date on which such subtenant is so deemed to have entered into such subsequent purchase agreement and also an apportioned gale of such rent for the period between the said gale day and the said date.
(2) A tenant entitled to receive and recover rent under this section from a subtenant shall have for the recovery of all rent and arrears of rent which he is so entitled to receive the same remedies (other than ejectment for non-payment of rent) as he would have had if this Act had not been passed.
Provisions consequential on increase of purchase annuity.
18.—(1) Where the Land Commission, after the appointed day, make an order (not being an order consequential on a declaration that a subtenant is to be deemed to be the tenant of land in his separate occupation) increasing the standard purchase annuity for a holding and make an additional advance and issue additional land bonds for the purchase of such holding, the tenant of such holding shall pay to the Land Commission the following sums, that is to say:—
(a) a sum equal to interest at the rate of four and one-half per cent. per annum on the additional advance so made (other than so much of such advance as consists of the contribution of the State) for the period from the appointed day to the date of making such additional advance; and
(b) the sum to which sinking fund payments on the additional advance so made (other than so much of such advance as consists of the contribution of the State) would have amounted at the rate of four and one-half per cent. per annum compound interest if such additional advance had been made on the appointed day.
(2) Where the Land Commission make such order and make an additional advance and issue additional land bonds in such circumstances as are mentioned in the foregoing sub-section of this section, there shall be payable by the Land Commission to the person entitled to receive the same a sum equal to interest (less income tax) at the rate of four and one-half per cent. per annum on the whole amount of such additional advance for the period from the appointed day to the date of the issue of such additional land bonds.
(3) All sums payable under this section to the Land Commission by a tenant shall be a charge on the holding in respect of which they are payable in priority to all interests and incumbrances (other than the purchase annuity) whether created before or after the passing of this Act then affecting such holding and the Land Commission shall have for the recovery of such sums the same remedies as they have for the recovery of unpaid instalments of purchase annuities.
Provisions consequential on reduction of purchase annuity.
19.—(1) Where the Land Commission, after the appointed day, make an order (not being an order consequential on a declaration that a subtenant is to be deemed to be the tenant of land in his separate occupation) reducing the standard purchase annuity for a holding, they shall pay the following sums, that is to say:—
(a) into the land bond fund such sum as will be sufficient to redeem the land bonds issued in excess of the advance made for the purchase of such holding and the land bonds issued for so much of the contribution by the State to the standard price of such holding as is proportionate to such excess advance; and
(b) to the tenant of such holding or such other person as may be entitled to receive the same, all such sums as may have been overpaid by such tenant in respect of such excess advance for the period between the appointed day and the date of such order.
(2) All moneys paid by the Land Commission under this section shall be recoverable by the Land Commission in the manner provided by this Act.
Provisions consequential on certain orders of the Land Commission.
20.—Where, in consequence of an order made by the Land Commission under this Act in respect of a holding comprised in a list of vested holdings either reducing the standard purchase annuity for such holding or dismissing the purchase proceedings in respect of such holding or deeming a subtenant on such holding to be the tenant of land in his separate occupation, the Land Commission shall have paid into the land bond fund money for the redemption of land bonds, there shall be paid to the Land Commission by the vendor or such other person as shall have received the purchase-money or any part of the purchase-money of the estate and shall be found liable to make such payment the following sums, that is to say:—
(a) such sum as the Land Commission shall have so paid into the land bond fund; and
(b) a sum equal to interest at the rate of four and three-quarters per cent. per annum on so much of the land bonds so redeemed as were issued for the contribution of the State to the standard price of such holding for the period from the issue of such land bonds to the redemption thereof; and
(c) such sum as the Land Commission shall have repaid to the tenant of such holding in pursuance of this Act.
Guarantee deposits.
21.—(1) Where the purchase money of an estate is distributed before the vesting orders in respect of all the holdings comprised in such estate have been made, the Judicial Commissioner may, on the application of the Land Commission made on such distribution retain in land bonds out of such purchase-money such sum (in this Act referred to as the guarantee deposit) as the Judicial Commissioner shall think proper but not exceeding in any case one-tenth of such purchase-money.
(2) Every guarantee deposit shall be applicable for the purposes hereinafter mentioned and, subject to such application, shall be retained until an order is made under this section for the release thereof and upon such order being made such guarantee deposit or so much thereof as has not been so applied shall be paid out to the person found to be entitled thereto.
(3) The dividends on land bonds for the time being retained as a guarantee deposit shall be paid out as they accrue to the person found to be entitled thereto.
(4) The following moneys, if or so far as they are not otherwise paid, shall be payable to the Land Commission in money out of the appropriate guarantee deposit so far as that deposit will extend, that is to say:—
(a) moneys payable under this Act to the Land Commission in repayment of moneys paid into the land bond fund by the Land Commission to redeem land bonds; and
(b) moneys payable under this Act to the Land Commission in repayment of moneys paid by the Land Commission to a tenant by way of refund of excess payments by such tenant; and
(c) moneys payable under this Act to the Land Commission in repayment of moneys paid by the Land Commission for interest and sinking fund on so much of the land bonds redeemed as were issued for the contribution of the State to the standard price of a holding; and
(d) so much of moneys expended by the Land Commission on or to be retained by the Land Commission for the repair or maintenance of embankments or other works as the Judicial Commissioner shall under this Act order to be repayable to the Land Commission by a person to whom the purchase-money or any part thereof has been paid.
(5) The Judicial Commissioner, on being satisfied that all moneys for the payment of which a guarantee deposit may be resorted to under this section, have been duly paid out of such guarantee deposit or otherwise, may make an order releasing (as the case may require) such guarantee deposit or so much thereof as has not been applied in or towards making such payments.
PART III.
Vesting of Holdings on Re-sales.
Definitions for Part III.
22.—In this part of this Act—
the word “holding” includes, where the context so admits, a holding surrendered or deemed to have been surrendered in exchange for another holding, and also a holding vested in a tenant in exchange for another holding, and also a parcel of untenanted land; and
the word “tenant” includes the occupier of a holding whether he does or does not occupy the same under a contract of tenancy and whether he was or was not in such occupation prior to the publication of the list of congested districts holdings or the making of the vesting order in which such holding is comprised.
Publication of lists of congested districts holdings.
23.—(1) The Land Commission may from time to time publish lists (in this Act referred to as lists of congested districts holdings) of holdings on estates which either were transferred by the Land Law (Commission) Act, 1923, from the late Congested Districts Board to the Land Commission or were purchased by the Land Commission under powers transferred by that Act from the said Board to the Land Commission.
(2) Every list of congested districts holdings shall specify separately every holding comprised therein and shall state in respect of each such holding the name of the person appearing to the Land Commission to be the tenant thereof, the amount of the purchase annuity subject to which the Land Commission is prepared to sell such holding, and such other matters (if any) as the Land Commission shall in any particular case consider to be necessary or desirable.
Publication of lists of holdings on untenanted land.
24.—(1) The Land Commission may from time to time publish lists (in this Act referred to as lists of holdings on untenanted land) of holdings on untenanted land vested in the Land Commission otherwise than by transfer from the late Congested Districts Board or by purchase under powers transferred from that Board.
(2) Every list of holdings on untenanted land shall specify separately every holding comprised therein and shall state in respect of every such holding the name of the person appearing to the Land Commission to be the tenant thereof, the amount of the purchase annuity subject to which the Land Commission is prepared to sell such holding, and such other matters (if any) as the Land Commission shall in any particular case consider to be necessary or desirable.
Amendment of lists of holdings.
25.—(1) Lists of congested districts holdings and lists of holdings on untenanted land may be amended by the Land Commission with the consent of all the parties concerned or, subject to the provisions of this section, without such consent.
(2) Where the Land Commission propose to amend a list of congested districts holdings or a list of holdings on untenanted land otherwise than on consent of the parties, the Land Commission shall serve in the prescribed manner on all the parties concerned notice of the proposal to make such amendment and shall afford to all such parties an opportunity to object to such proposed amendment.
(3) Every objection duly made to a proposed amendment of a list of congested districts holdings or a list of holdings on untenanted land shall be considered and decided by the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from the decision of the other Land Commissioners on any such objection and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on any such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from such decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Retention of holdings comprised in lists of holdings.
26.—The Land Commission shall have and may exercise in respect of any holding comprised in a list of congested districts holdings or in a list of holdings on untenanted land the powers vested in and exercisable by them in relation to retained holdings under the Land Act, 1923, and the Acts amending or extending that Act as fully as if such holding were a retained holding within the meaning of that Act.
Payments by tenants of holdings.
27.—(1) Every tenant of a holding comprised in a list of congested districts holdings or in a list of holdings on untenanted land shall pay to the Land Commission as from the gale day on which his rent is payable next after the date of the publication of such list an annual sum equal to the purchase annuity specified in such list in respect of such holding and such tenant shall continue to pay such sum until whichever of the following dates is applicable, that is to say:—
(a) if the whole of such holding is resold to such tenant, until the gale day next after the date of the vesting order in respect of such holding;
(b) if the whole of such holding is resumed by the Land Commission, until the date of such resumption;
(c) if part only of such holding is resold to such tenant or if part only of such holding is resumed by the Land Commission, until such date as the Land Commission shall appoint but subject to such apportionment or variation before that date as the Land Commission shall direct;
(d) if a holding is sold to such tenant in exchange for the holding hereinbefore mentioned, until the gale day next after the date of the vesting order in respect of the said holding so sold.
(2) Every tenant of a holding comprised in a list of congested districts holdings or in a list of holdings on untenanted land shall, on the first gale day on which a gale of the annual sum mentioned in the foregoing sub-section of this section is payable by him, pay to the Land Commission an additional sum the amount of which shall bear to the yearly amount of such annual sum the same proportion as the period between such first gale day and the next following day on which dividends are payable on stock issued under the Irish Land Act, 1903, or the Irish Land Act, 1909, or on land bonds (as the case may be) bears to one year.
(3) Every annual sum and every additional sum payable under this section by a tenant shall be charged on the holding in respect of which it is payable and shall be so charged in priority to all interests and incumbrances (whether created before or after the passing of this Act) then affecting such holding and the Land Commission shall have for the recovery of every such sum the same remedies as they have for the recovery of unpaid instalments of purchase annuities.
(4) Where the whole of a holding comprised in a list of congested districts holdings or in a list of holdings on untenanted land is re-sold to the tenant thereof, all payments made by such tenant to the Land Commission in respect of the said annual sum payable by him under this section shall, from and after the date of the vesting order in respect of such holding, be treated for all purposes as payments in respect of purchase annuity.
(5) Where part only of a holding comprised in a list of congested districts holdings or in a list of holdings on untenanted land is re-sold to the tenant thereof, so much as the Land Commission shall direct of the payments made by such tenant to the Land Commission in respect of the said annual sum payable by him under this section shall, from and after the date of the vesting order in respect of so much of such holding as is so re-sold, be treated for all purposes as payments in respect of purchase annuity.
(6) Where a holding is sold to the tenant of a holding comprised in a list of congested districts holdings or in a list of holdings on untenanted land and is so sold in exchange for the said holding comprised in such list, so much as the Land Commission shall direct of the payments made by such tenant to the Land Commission in respect of the said annual sum payable by such tenant under this section in respect of the said holding comprised in such list shall, from and after the date of the vesting order in respect of the first-mentioned holding, be treated as payments in respect of purchase annuity.
Vesting orders in respect of holdings.
28.—(1) The Land Commission may at any time publish in the prescribed manner a vesting order vesting any holding or part of a holding which was comprised or could under this Part of this Act have been comprised in a list of congested districts holdings or a list of holdings on untenanted land in the person named in such order subject to the purchase annuity and upon the terms and conditions stated in such order.
(2) Every person named in a vesting order made under this section as the tenant of a holding or part of a holding thereby vested shall be deemed to have entered on the date of such vesting order into a purchase agreement for the purchase of such holding or such part of such holding subject to the purchase annuity and upon the terms and conditions stated in such vesting order.
(3) The Land Commission shall, in respect of every vesting order made under this section, afford to all parties concerned an opportunity for making objections to such order and the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner shall consider and decide every such objection duly made and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from every decision of the other Commissioners on any such objection and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on any such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from such decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Vesting orders in the case of exchanged holdings.
29.—Where prior to the date of a vesting order made under this Part of this Act a tenant named in such vesting order was the tenant of a holding (in this section referred to as the original holding) which is not the holding (in this section referred to as the vested holding) vested in him by such vesting order and the vested holding is stated in such vesting order to be given to him in exchange for the original holding, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
(a) such tenant shall be deemed to have entered into an agreement with the Land Commission for the exchange of the original holding for the vested holding;
(b) such vesting order shall operate as a surrender of the original holding to the Land Commission;
(c) all incumbrances, charges, and equities affecting such tenant's interest in the original holding immediately before the making of such vesting order shall without any conveyance or any other order become and be transferred, as on and from the date of such vesting order, to the interest in the vested holding acquired by such tenant by virtue of such vesting order;
(d) notwithstanding the making of such vesting order or anything contained in this section, the Land Commission shall be entitled to receive and recover from such tenant all (if any) rent or interest owing by him to them in respect of the original holding immediately before the making of such vesting order.
PART IV.
Miscellaneous and General.
Amendment of vesting orders.
30.—(1) Where the Judicial Commissioner is satisfied, on the application of any person interested and after notice to all such persons as he shall direct and upon hearing such evidence as he shall think proper to receive, that a vesting order made under the Land Purchase Acts (including this Act) whether before or after the passing of this Act contains an error within the meaning of this section, the Judicial Commissioner may either amend such vesting order as justice may require or confirm such vesting order without amendment.
(2) References in this section to errors in a vesting order shall be construed as including errors and mistakes of every kind whatsoever, whether clerical or substantial, or whether occasioned by the Land Commission or due to an error or mistake in an agreement, return, rental, statement of particulars, or other document made or prepared by a person other than the Land Commission and lodged with or furnished to the Land Commission.
(3) Where the Judicial Commissioner makes an order under this section amending a vesting order, the registering authority under the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, shall on the lodgment with him of an office copy of such order rectify the register under that Act as may be necessary to make such register conformable with the said vesting order as so amended.
(4) Whenever the Judicial Commissioner amends a vesting order under this section he may amend any error in any list, agreement, return, or other document (whether prepared or made by the Land Commission or lodged or furnished by another person with or to the Land Commission) which in his opinion caused or contributed to the error in the said vesting order.
(5) Whenever the Judicial Commissioner amends or confirms a vesting order under this section he may if he so thinks fit order payment of such compensation for or in lieu of (as the case may be) amendment of such vesting order to be made by such person (including the Land Commission) to such person as justice may require having regard to all the circumstances of the case.
(6) An appeal on questions of fact, as well as on questions of law, shall lie to the Supreme Court from any order made by the Judicial Commissioner under this section.
(7) In this section the expression “vesting order” includes a vesting fiat.
(8) Sub-section (3) of section 32 of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1896, and sub-section (6) of section 58 of the Land Act, 1923, are hereby repealed.
Registration of holdings comprised in vesting orders.
31.—(1) Whenever the Land Commission make a vesting order under this Act they shall forthwith furnish to the Registrar of Titles a copy of such order together with a map showing the several holdings comprised in such vesting order and thereupon the Registrar of Titles shall register in accordance with the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, every holding comprised in such vesting order and shall register as full owner (subject as is hereinafter mentioned) of each such holding the person in whom such holding is expressed in such vesting order to be thereby vested.
(2) Every person registered in pursuance of this section as full owner of a holding shall be so registered subject to the several annuities, sums, and payments and the several rights and easements subject to which such holding is vested in him by the vesting order and subject to any rights or equities arising from the interest so vested in him being a graft upon his previous interest in the holding or arising in any other manner from the existence of such previous interest.
(3) Every holding comprised in a vesting order made under this Act shall, as on and from the date of such vesting order, be deemed to be registered land within the meaning of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, and that Act shall apply to every such holding accordingly.
(4) Every holding comprised in a vesting order made under this Act shall, as on and from the date of such vesting order, be exempt from the provisions of the Acts relating to the Registry of Deeds.
(5) The memorial of the registration required by sub-section (4) of section 19 of the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, to be given to the Registrar of Deeds shall, in the case of every holding to which that Act applies by virtue of this section, be a copy of the vesting order made under this Act in which such holding is comprised.
Date of conversion into personal state.
32.—(1) Land of freehold tenure which has vested or shall hereafter vest, under the Land Act, 1923, or any Act amending or extending that Act, in the Land Commission on the appointed day (whether such day is prior or subsequent to the passing of this Act) shall, for the purpose of determining the destination thereof or of the purchase-money thereof under any disposition whenever made or on any death whenever occurring, be deemed to become and be or, in the case of any such land which so vested in the Land Commission before the passing of this Act, to have become and been converted into personal estate on whichever of the following is the later, that is to say:—
(a) the appointed day, or
(b) the making of the order or the publication of the list by or in which the appointed day is fixed.
(2) Every superior interest of freehold tenure in land of any tenure which has vested or shall hereafter vest, under the Land Act, 1923, or any Act amending or extending that Act, in the Land Commission on the appointed day (whether such day is prior or subsequent to the passing of this Act) shall, to the extent to which such superior interest is redeemed under the Land Purchase Acts and for the purpose of determining the destination of such superior interest or of the redemption money thereof or of any part thereof under any disposition whenever made or any death whenever occurring, be deemed to become and be or, in the case of any such superior interest in land which so vested in the Land Commission before the passing of this Act, to have become and been converted into personal estate on the appointed day.
Transfer of incumbrances to rearranged holding.
33.—Where holdings have been retained by the Land Commission and rearranged and a holding so rearranged is vested in a person who previous to such rearrangement was tenant of a holding so retained, whether such vesting is consequent upon the acceptance by such person of an offer made by the Land Commission for the sale of such rearranged holding to him or is consequent upon an order under section 34 of the Land Act, 1923, declaring such person to be the purchaser of such rearranged holding, all charges, incumbrances, and equities which immediately before such vesting affected the tenant's interest in the said retained holding of which such person was previously tenant shall, without any conveyance or order, become and be transferred to and thenceforward affect the said rearranged holding so vested in such person.
Provisions in relation to the distribution of purchase-money.
34.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Land Purchase Acts, the following provisions shall have effect in relation to the distribution of purchase-money, that is to say:—
(a) the Court may after publication by advertisement or otherwise of such notice as the Court shall consider sufficient direct payment of a claim in respect of which the Court is of opinion that the title of the claimant, though imperfect, is nevertheless such as to make it improbable that any claim adverse to such first-mentioned claim could be sustained;
(b) the Court shall be entitled to act on the evidence of title submitted by a claimant and it shall not be obligatory on the Court to inquire as to the existence or non-existence of any adverse estate, right, claim, or interest which is not disclosed by such evidence;
(c) where a person, within the time (hereinafter referred to as the time for claiming compensation) allowed in that behalf by this section, proves to the satisfaction of the Court that he or a person from whom he derives title was entitled to participate in the distribution of purchase-money and that his or such person's right so to participate was not disclosed at the time of such distribution and that such non-disclosure was not caused or substantially contributed to by such first mentioned person or his solicitor or agent or by any person from or through whom he derives title or the solicitor or agent of any such person, such first-mentioned person shall be entitled to claim from and be paid by the Land Commission by way of compensation such sum as the Court shall fix having regard to all the circumstances of the case.
(2) The time for claiming compensation under this section shall be whichever of the following times is applicable, that is to say:—
(a) where the person claiming compensation was under the age of twenty-one years on the day on which the purchase-money was distributed, within six years after such person attains the age of twenty-one years;
(b) where the compensation is claimed in respect of a mortgage, charge, or other incumbrance, within whichever of the following periods is the shorter, that is to say, six years from the day on which the last payment in respect of the principal of or the interest on such incumbrance was made before the making of the claim for compensation or thirty years from the day on which the purchase-money was distributed;
(c) where the compensation is claimed in respect of a superior interest, within whichever of the following periods is the shorter, that is to say, six years from the day on which the last payment of rent, interest, or other income from such superior interest was made before the making of the claim for compensation or thirty years from the day on which the purchase-money was distributed;
(d) in any case to which none of the foregoing paragraphs applies, within six years from whichever of the following days is the later, that is to say, the day on which the purchase-money was distributed or the day on which the person claiming compensation or some person from or through whom he derives title first knew or might with reasonable diligence have ascertained the existence of the right to such compensation.
(3) In the foregoing sub-section of this section references to the day on which the purchase-money of an estate is distributed shall be construed as referring to the day on which that portion of the purchase-money of such estate in relation to the distribution of which compensation is claimed is distributed.
(4) All compensation payable by the Land Commission under this section shall be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
(5) The amount of any compensation paid by the Land Commission under this section shall be repaid to the Land Commission by such person as shall be declared by the Court to have received for his own benefit, or to have retained under his control as a trustee, that portion of the purchase-money which would have been applied in discharging the claim in respect of which such compensation was paid if such claim had been disclosed at the time of the distribution of the purchase-money, and the amount so repayable by such person shall be recoverable from him by the Land Commission as a debt due to the State.
(6) Any sum which might be paid to an agent under sub-section (8) of section 40 of the Land Act, 1923, on his ceasing to act as such agent, may, in the event of the allocation of the purchase money occurring before he has ceased to act as such agent be paid or partly paid on such allocation and, if and in so far as such sum is not so paid, such sum may be retained by the Judicial Commissioner out of the purchase money and paid to such agent at such time or times as the Judical Commissioner shall direct.
Distribution of small amounts of purchase-money.
35.—(1) Where either the total purchase-money of an estate or the residue of the purchase-money of an estate remaining after providing for all claims payable thereout does not exceed thirty pounds, such purchase-money or such residue (as the case may be) may be paid to the person in possession or in receipt of the income of the estate for his own benefit or, in the case of the incapacity of such person, to the guardian, committee, husband, or trustee (as the case may require) of such person.
(2) Where either the total purchase-money of an estate out of which no claims are payable or the residue of the purchase-money of an estate remaining after providing for all claims payable thereout exceeds thirty pounds but does not exceed one hundred pounds, such purchase-money or such residue (as the case may be) may be paid to the person in possession or receipt of the income of the estate or to trustees to be appointed or approved by the Land Commission upon the undertaking in the prescribed manner of such person or such trustees to apply such purchase-money or such residue as if it were capital money arising under the Settled Land Acts, 1882 to 1890.
(3) Where any superior interest or an apportioned part thereof is redeemed under the Land Purchase Acts and portion of the redemption price is applied in providing for the redemption of the whole or an apportioned part of a higher superior interest or for any other claim payable out of such redemption money, then—
(a) if the residue of such redemption price remaining after providing for all such claims does not exceed thirty pounds, such residue may be paid to the person in possession or in receipt of the income of such superior interest for his own benefit or, in case of the incapacity of such person, to the guardian, committee, husband, or trustee (as the case may require) of such person; and
(b) if such residue exceeds thirty pounds and does not exceed one hundred pounds, such residue may be paid to the person in possession or receipt of the income of such superior interest or to trustees to be appointed or approved by the Land Commission upon the undertaking in the prescribed manner of such person or such trustees to apply such residue as if it were capital money arising under the Settled Land Acts, 1882 to 1890.
(4) The provisions of this section in relation respectively to the purchase-money and to the residue of the purchase-money of an estate shall apply with the necessary modifications respectively to any fund and to the residue of any fund which is distributable by the Court and to which none of the provisions of this section (other than this sub-section) nor of section 63 of the Irish Land Act, 1903, apply.
(5) Where the total amount of the purchase-money of an estate, the redemption price of a superior interest, or any other fund distributable by the Court exceeds one hundred pounds but does not exceed three hundred pounds, strict investigation of title and compliance with legal requirements in relation to the ascertainment and verification of claims against such fund may be dispensed with to such extent as shall be approved of by the Court.
Payment of dividends on land bonds pending distribution.
36.—(1) Where land is vested in the Land Commission under the Land Act, 1923, or any Act amending or extending that Act, the Judicial Commissioner may, on the application of any person interested, order that the dividends (less income tax) then accrued and thereafter to accrue on the land bonds representing the purchase-money of such land shall until the distribution of such purchase-money be paid as they accrue to the vendor or to such other person as shall appear to the Judicial Commissioner to be entitled to receive the same.
(2) An order made by the Judicial Commissioner under the foregoing sub-section of this section shall be final save that it may be rescinded or varied by the Judicial Commissioner as justice may require.
(3) Where an order under this section for the payment of dividends on land bonds has been made, the interest on all mortgages, charges, and other interest-bearing incumbrances affecting the purchase-money or any part of the purchase-money represented by such land bonds shall, so long as such order remains in force and so far as such interest is payable out of the dividends on such land bonds and notwithstanding anything in any instrument creating or relating to such incumbrance, be payable at the rate of four and one-half per cent. per annum by equal half-yearly payments on every first day of January and first day of July from whichever of the following days is the earlier, that is to say, the day on which such land bonds were transferred to the credit of the matter, or the appointed day.
(4) Where an order under this section for the payment of dividends on land bonds has been made, the Judicial Commissioner may, on the application of any interested person, fix the redemption price of any superior interest or of an apportioned part of any superior interest which then appears to affect the purchase-money represented by such land bonds, and may for that purpose apportion any such superior interest, and thereupon interest at the rate of four and one-half per cent per annum on the redemption price so fixed shall be payable to the person in possession or receipt of the income of such superior interest by the person liable to discharge such superior interest and such payment of interest shall be taken in satisfaction of the accruing income of such superior interest in respect of which such redemption price was so fixed.
Publication of notice of sale of a holding by the Land Commission.
37.—So much of section 33 of the Land Act, 1927, as requires that the notice mentioned in that section shall be published in the Iris Oifigiúil, a leading Dublin daily paper, and if there be a local paper, such local paper, shall cease to have effect and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the notice required by the said section 33 shall be published as follows, that is to say:—
(a) where the holding to which such notice relates is a holding for the purchase of which an advance not exceeding three hundred pounds was made under the Land Purchase Acts, by posting copies of such notice in the prescribed manner in suitable places in the district in which such holding is situate; or
(b) where the holding to which such notice relates is either a holding for the purchase of which an advance exceeding three hundred pounds was made under the Land Purchase Acts or is a holding in respect of which no advance was made under the Land Purchase Acts, by advertisement in the Iris Oifigiúil and in at least one issue of either a newspaper published and circulating in the county in which such holding is situate or, if there is no such newspaper, in a daily newspaper published in Saorstát Eireann and circulating in the said county.
Powers of Land Commission to confer water-rights.
38.—(1) Where there is on any land sold or agreed to be sold under the Land Purchase Acts a well, stream, pond, lake, or other water (hereinafter referred to as a water-source) the Land Commission may, if in their opinion it is necessary or expedient so to do for the benefit of other lands so sold or agreed to be sold, make orders—
(a) granting to and conferring on such persons for the benefit of such lands as the Land Commission shall think fit rights (hereinafter referred to as water-rights) to take water from such water-source for use on such lands for domestic or farming purposes; and
(b) providing for persons to whom such water-rights are so granted, rights of access to such water-source for the purpose of exercising such water-rights; and
(c) providing for the payment by persons to whom such water-rights are granted of compensation for such water-rights to the owner of such water-source or of the land over which such right of access is granted and fixing the amount of such compensation.
(2) Where the compensation payable under this section to the owner of a water-source or of the land over which such right of access is granted does not exceed fifty pounds, such compensation may be paid to the person who satisfies the Land Commission that for not less than six years immediately preceding the date of the order fixing the amount of such compensation he and his predecessors in title (if any) have been in actual occupation of the land on which such water-source is situate or such right of access granted or in receipt of the rents and profits of such land.
(3) In making an order under this section the Land Commission shall have due regard to the reasonable requirements of the owner of the water-source to which such order relates and of other persons having rights in respect of such water-source.
Extension of powers of Land Commission as to turbary and rights of way.
39.—(1) The powers of the Land Commission to make regulations with respect to turbary on bogs as extended by section 42 of the Land Act, 1923, are hereby further extended so as to include power to make regulations conferring on the Land Commission and their licensees and defining rights of access over any land to a bog for the purpose of turbary whether such rights of access are or are not made by such regulations appurtenant to any land.
(2) The powers of the Land Commission to expend money on the improvement of land sold or agreed to be sold under the Land Purchase Acts shall, in addition to the matters mentioned in section 43 of the Land Act, 1923, include power to confer on the Land Commission and their licensees and to define and extend or improve ways and rights of way over any land to any land sold or agreed to be sold under the Land Purchase Acts, whether such rights of way are or are not so conferred as to be appurtenant to any land.
(3) Where the Land Commission confers and defines a right of way or a right of access, whether under this section or under any other provision of the Land Purchase Acts, the Land Commission shall have power to enter on the land over which such right of way or access is so conferred and there to repair or construct a road or pass and erect fences and gates and for those purposes to take all or any necessary materials from or out of such land and to provide for the compensation paid by the Land Commission for such right of way or right of access being repaid to the Land Commission by the person for whose benefit such right was conferred.
(4) Where the compensation payable for a right of way or right of access conferred by the Land Commission under this section or any other provision of the Land Purchase Acts does not exceed fifty pounds, such compensation may be paid to the person who satisfies the Land Commission that for not less than six years immediately preceding the payment of such compensation he and his predecessors in title (if any) have been in actual occupation of the land over which such right of way or of access is so conferred or in receipt of the rents and profits of such land.
Confirmation of enjoyment of certain grazing and turbary.
40.—(1) Where the tenant of a holding to which the Land Act, 1923, applies openly enjoys any grazing or turbary on the lands of his landlord and has so enjoyed such grazing or turbary without lawful interruption or objection made since a date prior to the passing of the said Act, the Land Commission may, on the application of such tenant and if it thinks proper so to do having regard to all the circumstances of the case, declare the enjoyment of such grazing or turbary (as the case may be) to be a right appurtenant to such holding subject to such (if any) conditions and limitations as the Land Commission shall think fit to impose and shall specify in such declaration.
(2) Where the enjoyment of grazing or turbary is declared by a declaration under this section to be a right appurtenant to a holding, such enjoyment shall be a right appurtenant to such holding accordingly, but subject to the conditions and limitations (if any) imposed by such declaration, and such right shall, if and when such holding is vested in a purchaser by a vesting order, continue to be so appurtenant to such holding, but subject as aforesaid.
(3) The Land Commission shall not make a declaration under this section save either with the consent of all parties concerned or after notice of the application for such declaration has been served in the prescribed manner on all parties concerned and all such parties have been afforded an opportunity of objecting to the making of such declaration.
(4) Every application for a declaration under this section and every objection duly made to the making of such declaration shall be considered and decided by the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner, and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from the decision of the other Land Commissioners on any such application or objection and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from the decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Apportionment of rates on untenanted land.
41.—(1) Where untenanted land has or shall hereafter become vested in the Land Commission on the appointed day under the Land Act, 1923, and such untenanted land was or is then rated in conjunction with other land to poor rate or any other rate, all poor rate and other rate made or assessed in respect of all such land for the local financial year current on the appointed day shall be apportioned between such untenanted land and such other land.
(2) Where rates are apportioned under this section between untenanted land vested in the Land Commission and other land, the proportion of such rates so apportioned to such untenanted land shall alone be deemed to have been made or assessed in respect of such untenanted land within the meaning of sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Land Act, 1927, and that section shall be construed and have effect accordingly.
Extension of powers of resumption.
42.—(1) The Land Commission shall have and may exercise in respect of any land (other than a holding to which the Land Act, 1923, applies) vested in them either before or after the passing of this Act all the like powers of resumption in whole or in part as they have and may exercise in respect of holdings to which the Land Act, 1923, applies.
(2) When the Land Commission resume under this section a part of a holding they may apportion the rent payable in respect of such holding between the part so resumed and the remainder of such holding as the justice of the case may require.
(3) Where the Land Commission resume under this section the whole or part of a non-judicial holding, the rent payable by the tenant of such holding at the time of such resumption shall, for the purpose of fixing the compensation payable in respect of such resumption, be deemed to be a third term judicial rent and the said compensation shall be fixed accordingly.
Compensation for disturbance on resumption of holdings.
43.—Where, in the opinion of the Court, it would be inequitable that the Land Commission should resume a holding or part of a holding on payment to the tenant of compensation fixed on the basis on which resumption prices have heretofore been fixed, the Court in fixing the compensation in respect of such resumption may include therein compensation to the tenant for disturbance, and also may have regard not only to the value of the land to be resumed, but also to the damage, if any, which will be sustained by the tenant by reason of the resumption of the lands as affecting his user of other lands or otherwise causing injury to such other lands.
Untenanted land held under fee farm grant or long lease.
44.—(1) Where, on the application of the owner of a parcel of untenanted land, and after notice to all interested parties, the Land Commission is satisfied—
(a) that such parcel is held by such owner under a fee farm grant, lease for lives or years renewable for ever, or lease for a term of years of which sixty or more were unexpired at the date of the passing of the Land Act, 1923, whether such grant or lease does or does not comprise other land as well as such parcel, and
(b) that such owner is in bona fide occupation of such parcel and occupies and uses it in the same manner as an ordinary farmer in accordance with proper methods of husbandry, and
(c) that the rent payable by such owner in respect of such parcel is not less than the rent which in the opinion of the Land Commission would have been the fair rent of such parcel at the date of the passing of the Land Act, 1923, if such parcel had then been held by such owner under a statutory tenancy subject to a third term judicial rent, and
(d) that such owner is willing to repurchase such parcel and that it should be resold to him, and
(e) that such parcel is not required for the relief of congestion,
the Land Commission may by order declare that such parcel shall vest in the Land Commission on the appointed day as if it were tenanted land.
(2) Where the fee farm grant or lease under which a parcel of untenanted land the subject of an application under the foregoing sub-section of this section is held comprises, in addition to such parcel, other land which is not in the occupation of the owner of such parcel (whether such owner has or has not any estate or interest in such other land) the Land Commission may either apportion the rent reserved by such grant or lease between such parcel and such other land or exclusively charge the whole of such rent on such parcel and thereupon the rent so apportioned to or exclusively charged on such parcel shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to be the rent payable by such owner in respect of such parcel.
(3) Where a parcel of untenanted land becomes vested in the Land Commission by virtue of an order made under this section the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
(a) the owner of such parcel shall be deemed to have entered on the appointed day into a subsequent purchase agreement for the purchase of such parcel as if it were a holding held by such owner at the rent payable by him in respect of such parcel;
(b) arrears of the rent payable by such owner in respect of such parcel which accrued due on or before the first gale day in the year 1928 and are unpaid on the appointed day shall not be payable by such owner;
(c) arrears of the said rent which accrued due after the first gale day in the year 1928 and before the appointed day and are unpaid on the appointed day together with an apportioned gale of such rent from the last gale day before the appointed day up to the appointed day shall be compounded by the addition of compounded arrears of rent (calculated as hereinafter mentioned) to the purchase money of such parcel;
(d) the amount of the compounded arrears of rent so to be added to such purchase money shall be seventy-five per cent. of the arrears of rent and apportioned gale of rent so to be compounded.
(4) Applications to the Land Commission for an order under sub-section (1) of this section shall be heard and decided by the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner and an appeal shall lie to the Judicial Commissioner from the decision of the other Commissioners on any such application (including any apportionment or exclusive charge of a rent) and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from such decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
(5) Section 11 of the Land Act, 1927, is hereby repealed without prejudice to the continuance, completion, and validity of proceedings under that section which are pending at the passing of this Act.
(6) The owner of a parcel of untenanted land shall not be precluded from applying to the Land Commission under this section nor shall an application under this section be refused solely by reason or on the ground of an application under section 11 of the Land Act, 1927, in respect of the same parcel of land having been refused before the passing of this Act.
Extension of powers of providing for maintenance of embankments, etc.
45.—(1) Where, in the case of an estate the holdings on which are vested under this Act in the purchasers thereof, it appears to the Judicial Commissioner, within six years after the publication of the vesting orders or the last of the vesting orders in respect of such holdings, that he could on the distribution of the purchase money of such estate, if application in that behalf had then been made to him, have directed under sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Land Act, 1923, the transfer of land bonds to the Public Trustee for the purposes mentioned in that section, the Judicial Commissioner may within the said period of six years order any person who on such distribution received for his own benefit or received and retained under his control as a trustee any portion of such purchase money to repay to the Public Trustee so much (if any) of the said purchase money so received or so received and retained by him as the Judicial Commissioner shall consider he could have so directed to be so transferred on such distribution.
(2) Land bonds paid to the Public Trustee in pursuance of an order made under this section shall be applied in accordance with sub-section (2) of section 44 of the Land Act, 1923, as if they had been transferred to him under sub-section (1) of that section.
Extension of powers of recouping expenditure on repair of embankments, etc.
46.—(1) Where in the case of an estate the holdings on which are vested under this Act in the purchasers thereof, it appears to the Judicial Commissioner (on the application of the Land Commission) within six years after the publication of the vesting orders or the last of the vesting orders in respect of such holdings, that he could on the distribution of the purchase money of such estate, if an application in that behalf had then been made to him by the Land Commission, have ordered under section 20 of the Land Act, 1927, the transfer of land bonds to the Land Commission, the Judicial Commissioner may within the said period of six years order any person who on such distribution received for his own benefit or received and retained under his control as a trustee any portion of such purchase money to repay to the Land Commission so much (if any) of the said purchase money so received or so received and retained by him as the Judicial Commissioner shall consider he could have so ordered to be so transferred on such distribution.
(2) Land bonds paid to the Land Commission in pursuance of an order made under this section shall be applied by the Land Commission to the purposes for which such land bonds would have been applicable if they had been transferred to the Land Commission under section 20 of the Land Act, 1927.
Holdings deteriorated or reduced by neglect of landlord to repair drains. etc.
47.—(1) Where the landlord of any tenanted land vested or to be vested under this Act was, prior to the declaration of the appointed day for such land, liable, either alone or in conjunction with another person or other persons and either under the terms of a contract of tenancy or under a statute or otherwise, to cleanse or maintain or to contribute to the cleansing or maintenance of any watercourse, drain, embankment, or other work and such landlord neglected so to cleanse or maintain or contribute to the cleansing or maintenance of such work and by reason of such neglect a holding on such tenanted land has become permanently deteriorated or substantially reduced in area and in consequence of such deterioration or reduction the Land Commission is not satisfied that such holding is security for the standard purchase annuity to which, but for this section, it would become liable on vesting, the Land Commission, on the application of any person interested or without any such application and either before or after the appointed day—
(a) may, where the purchase money of such holding has not been advanced, make an order refusing to advance such purchase money and may thereupon fix the standard purchase annuity of such holding in the manner provided by the Land Act, 1923, in respect of holdings subject to rents other than judicial rents where the landlord and the tenant do not agree; or
(b) may, where the purchase money of such holding has been advanced, reduce the standard purchase annuity of such holding to the amount of a standard purchase annuity to be thereupon fixed by the Land Commission for such holding in the manner provided by the Land Act, 1923, in respect of holdings subject to rents other than judicial rents where the landlord and the tenant do not agree.
(2) Section 2 of the Land Act, 1929, shall not apply to standard purchase annuities fixed by the Land Commission under this section.
(3) The Land Commission shall not make an order under this section save either with the consent of all parties concerned or after notice has been served in the prescribed manner on all parties concerned and all such parties have been afforded an opportunity of objecting to the making of such order.
(4) Every application for an order under this section and every objection duly made to the making of any such order shall be considered and decided by the Land Commissioners other than the Judicial Commissioner and there shall be a right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner from the decision of the other Land Commissioners on any such application or objection and the decision of the Judicial Commissioner on such appeal shall be final, save that an appeal shall lie on questions of law only from the decision of the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme Court.
Grants for expenses of transferring migrants.
48.—The powers of the Land Commission to expend money for the benefit or improvement of land purchased or agreed to be purchased under the Land Purchase Acts shall extend to and include the grant, where the Land Commission think it expedient, of such sums for or towards the expenses of transferring migrants to their new holdings as the Land Commission may think fit.
Variation of tithe rent-charges and variable rents.
49.—(1) The sum payable in respect of every gale of a tithe rentcharge or a variable rent which has accrued or shall accrue due after the 1st day of November 1930, shall be ninety-two per cent, of the sum which was payable in respect of the gale of such tithe rentcharge or such variable rent (as the case may be) which accrued due next before the 2nd day of November, 1930.
(2) No variation of any tithe rentcharge or of any variable rent shall be made under (as the case may be) sections 2 and 3 of the Tithe Rentcharge (Ireland) Act, 1900, or those sections as applied by section 90 of the Irish Land Act, 1903, in respect of any gale of such tithe rentcharge or variable rent accruing after the 1st day of November 1930.
(3) In this section the expression “tithe rentcharge” means a rentcharge in lieu of tithes whether payable to the Land Commission or to a lay impropriator or to any other person but does not include a tithe rentcharge which is excluded by section 8 of the Tithe Rentcharge (Ireland) Act, 1900, from the operation of section 3 of that Act, and the expression “variable rent” means a rent to which sections 2 and 3 of the Tithe Rentcharge (Ireland) Act, 1900, apply by virtue of section 90 of the Irish Land Act, 1903.
Payment of additional sum by payers of certain purchase annuities.
50.—(1) A person by whom a purchase annuity in respect of an advance made after the passing of this Act under section 38 or section 39 of the Land Act, 1923, is payable shall on the first gale-day on which a payment in respect of such purchase annuity is payable pay to the Land Commission (in addition to such payment) an additional sum equivalent to a proportion of such purchase annuity for the period between such gale-day and the next day on which dividends are payable on land bonds.
(2) The Land Commission shall have for the recovery of sums payable to them under this section the same remedies as they have for unpaid instalments of purchase annuities
Times for payment of additional sums.
51.—Every additional sum which is by the Land Purchase Acts (including this Act) made payable to the Land Commission by a purchaser on the first gale day on which an instalment of purchase annuity or of a sum equivalent to purchase annuity is payable shall, notwithstanding anything contained in those Acts, be paid at such times (not being earlier than such first gale day) and in such instalments as shall be prescribed by rules made by the Land Commission.
Making of periodical returns by the Land Commission.
52.—Section 33 of the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891, is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the Land Commission shall make such periodical returns at such times and in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct.
Rules and regulations.
53.—(1) The Land Commission may, after consultation with the President of the Incorporated Law Society, make rules for carrying into effect the provisions (other than provisions relating to land purchase finance) of this Act, and in this Act the word “prescribed” means prescribed by such rules.
(2) The Minister for Finance may make regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act relating to land purchase finance and may by such regulations adapt to the requirements of this Act any provision relating to land purchase finance contained in any Act passed before this Act.
Short title, construction and citation.
54.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Land Act, 1931.
(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Land Purchase Acts and may be cited with those Acts.