Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931
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Recovery of possession of houses and buildings for purposes of enactments relating to the housing of the working classes. |
34.—(1) Nothing in the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts, 1923 to 1930, shall be deemed to affect the provisions of this Act relating to the obtaining possession of a house with respect to which a clearance order or demolition order has been made, or to prevent possession being obtained of any house possession of which is required for the purpose of enabling a local authority to exercise their powers under the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, or for the purpose of securing compliance with any bye-laws made for the prevention of overcrowding. | |
(2) Where a local authority, for the purpose of exercising their powers under the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, require possession of any building or any part of a building of which they are the owners, possession thereof may (without prejudice to any other method of recovery) be recovered by them in a summary manner under section fifteen of the Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act, 1851 , wherever the building or part of a building may be situated and whatever may be the rent or term of the tenancy. |