Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Act, 1934
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Acquisition of land by the Minister. |
37.—(1) For the purpose of doing anything which he is authorised by this Part of this Act to do, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, acquire, compulsorily or by agreement, any land together with every right of way, water right or other easement used and enjoyed in connection therewith. | |
(2) For the purpose of the acquisition of land under this section, the Lands Clauses Acts shall be incorporated with this Part of this Act subject to the following modifications, that is to say:— | ||
(a) the provisions relating to superfluous land and access to the special Act and section 133 (which relates to land tax and poor's rate) of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 , shall not be incorporated with this Part of this Act, and | ||
(b) in the construction of this Part of this Act and the Acts incorporated therewith, this Part of this Act shall be deemed to be the special Act and the Minister shall be deemed to be the promoter of the undertaking, and | ||
(c) the bond required by section 85 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 , shall be under the seal of the Minister and shall be sufficient without the addition of the sureties mentioned in that section. | ||
(3) The price or compensation payable on the acquisition of land under this section and the expenses incurred by the Minister in relation to such acquisition shall, to such extent as shall be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas. | ||
(4) Land which is subject to a land purchase annuity or the subject of a land purchase agreement or vested in or in course of being vested in the Irish Land Commission shall not be acquired under this section without the consent of the Irish Land Commission. | ||
(5) Nothing in this section shall empower the Minister to acquire compulsorily any land held or occupied by a local authority or any body corporate for the purposes of any railway, tramway, dock, canal, water, gas, or electricity or other public undertaking. |