Irish Land Act 1903

3 Edw. 7 c. 37 · Enacted 14 August 1903

Contents

1. Part I: Land Purchase
2. Purchase and Resale of Estates
3. 1Advances for purchase of holdings where whole estate sold
4. 2Advances for purchase of other portions of estate
5. 3Advances to owners of estates
6. 4Advances to trustees
7. 5Sanction of advances in cases not within zones
8. 6Purchase of estates by Land Commission
9. 7Sales in Court of Land Judge
10. 8Purchase of untenanted land
11. 9Limitations on spending powers of Land Commission
12. 10Exclusion of certain estates
13. 11As to guarantee deposit
14. 12Provisions with respect to improvements
15. 13Provision with respect to sporting rights and minerals
16. 14Reservation of ancient monuments
17. 15Sub-tenancies and subdivided holdings
18. 16Purchase agreement and vesting order
19. 17Persons whom Land Commission may deal with as owners
20. 18Rents and profits recoverable by Land Commission
21. 19Power to declare certain tenants to be purchasers
22. 20Schemes for user of land by trustees
23. 21Regulations as to turbary on holdings
24. 22Power of Land Commission to determine disputes between proprietors of holdings
25. 23Certain powers and duties of Land Commission to be exercise 1 by Estates Commissioners
26. Purchase Money of Estates
27. 24Distribution of purchase money
28. 25Closing day
29. 26Sale of lunatic's estate
30. General Finance
31. 27Substitution of cash payments for guaranteed land stock
32. 28Raising of new 2 ¾ per cent. stock
33. 29Charge on Consolidated Fund
34. 30Temporary borrowing by National Debt Commissioners
35. 31Transfer of stock
36. 32Remuneration of Banks of England and Ireland
37. 33Accounts of National Debt Commissioners
38. 34Employment of balances by National Debt Commissioners
39. 35Land Commission accounts
40. 36Repayment by Land Commission to National Debt Commissioners
41. 37Drafts on Land Purchase Fund
42. 38Allocation of portion of Irish development grant to land purchase
43. 39Trinity College, Dublin
44. 40Amendment of law relating to Guarantee Fund
45. 41Power to adapt previous provisions
46. 42Power to invest in stock
47. 43Provision for expenses of improvements
48. 44Provision for sale at a loss of congested estates
49. Repayments by Purchasers
50. 45Payment to Land Commission in respect of advances
51. 46Redemption of purchase annuities
52. Land Purchase Aid Fund
53. 47Land Purchase Aid Fund
54. 48Allocation of fund
55. Fees and Stamps
56. 49Registration fees
57. 50Stamp duty
58. Trustees
59. 51Enlargement of powers of trustees as to investment of purchase money
60. 52Public trustee
61. Miscellaneous
62. 53Limitation on advances in certain cases
63. 54Restrictions on subdivision and incumbrance of holding
64. 55Effect of compulsory sale of holding
65. 56Maps and information to be furnished to Land Commission
66. 57Liability for interest on purchase money in case of proceedings before Land Judge
67. 58Amendment of 59 & 60 Vict. c.47 s.40 with respect to report of Land Commission and certain court lettings
68. 59Power to dispense with requirements respecting rights, boundaries, easements, &c
69. 60Power to ratify exchange of land in certain cases
70. 61Apportionment of quit and Crown rents
71. 62As to superior interest where security sufficient
72. 63Superior interests not exceeding certain amounts
73. 64Amendment of 50 & 51 Vict. c.33 s.16(3) as to fixing redemption price
74. 65Power to Land Commission to obtain possession of holding
75. 66Fire insurance on buildings on land sold under Purchase Acts
76. 67Amendment of 59 & 60 Vict. c.47 s.38(3) with respect to apportionment of annuity and guarantee deposit
77. 68Extension of 59 & 60 Vict. c.47 s.29(2) to guarantee deposits under any of Purchase Act
78. 69Provisions in case of death, &c. of applicant for an advance
79. 70Removal of restraints on alienation
80. 71Questions of law
81. Part II: Congested Districts
82. 72Advances to Congested Districts Board
83. 73As to Guarantee Fund in a congested districts county
84. 74Limit as to untenanted land vested in Board
85. 75Sales by Congested Districts Board to certain tenants
86. 76Limit of advance in case of vendor repurchasing
87. 77Estates in Court of Land Judge and amendment of law as to registration of land purchased by Board
88. 78Regulations as to turbary on estates purchased by Board
89. 79Purchase of land by Board
90. 80Provisions with respect to sanction of advances
91. 81Irrecoverable arrears of annuities to be paid out of interest on Church Surplus Grant
92. 82Amendment of 1 Edw.7 c.34 as to request by tenants, and order respecting charges, &c
93. 83Resumption of holdings by Congested Districts Board
94. 84Under Secretary to be member of Board
95. 85Repeal of 62 & 63 Vict. c.50 s.18
96. Part III: Land Law
97. 86As to Land Commissioners
98. 87Constitution of sub-commission
99. 88Appeals under Land Law Acts
100. 89Orders for framing lists of assessors
101. 90Variable head rents
102. 91Subdivided holdings
103. 92Amendment of 44 & 45 Vict. c.49 s.50(3) as to time within which address may be presented
104. Part IV: Amendment of Labourers (Ireland) Acts, 1883 to 1896
105. 93Extension of Acts to agricultural workers
106. 94Locality suggested by signatories of representation to be taken into consideration
107. 95Compensation to agricultural labourers for wrongful dismissal in certain cases
108. 96Scheme under Labourers Acts to be framed by Land Commission
109. 97Representation under Labourers Acts
110. Part V: Supplemental
111. 98Definitions
112. 99Sporting rights, minerals, and water
113. 100Construction
114. 101Short title
115. 102Commencement of Act
116. 103Repeals
117. Schedule Acts repealed