An Blascaod Mór National Historic Park Act, 1989
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An Blascaod Mór National Historic Park. |
2.—(1) The land on the Island vested in the Commissioners upon the passing of this Act together with the land acquired by the Commissioners under this Act shall be known as An Blascaod Mór National Historic Park (and is referred to in this Act as “the Park”). | |
(2) The Park shall be maintained, managed, controlled, preserved, protected and developed by the Commissioners for the use and benefit of the public as a park in which the historic heritage, culture, traditions and values of the Island and its inhabitants will be preserved and demonstrated and its flora, fauna and landscape will be protected. | ||
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the Commissioners shall, in performing their functions under that subsection— | ||
(a) foster and promote the use of the Park by the public as a place of culture, education, leisure and recreation, | ||
(b) foster and promote the use of the Irish language, an awareness of and pride in the national heritage and the study of that heritage and the history, heritage, culture, folklore and values of the Island and its inhabitants, | ||
(c) endeavour to preserve the traditional character of the Island, | ||
(d) conserve such of the flora and fauna of the Island and its surrounding seas as they consider appropriate, | ||
(e) introduce to the Park and protect and encourage the cultivation and breeding of such flora and fauna as they consider appropriate, | ||
(f) conserve or restore and maintain such of the traditional dwellings and other buildings on the Island as they consider appropriate, and | ||
(g) provide and maintain or arrange for the provision and maintenance (upon terms and conditions that may, if it is considered appropriate by the Commissioners, provide for the payment by them of a subsidy in respect of the service) of such a transport service (including piers, landing stages and other facilities) between the Island and the mainland as they consider appropriate for the purposes of the Park and of ensuring reasonable access to it, having regard to all the circumstances, by the public. | ||
(4) The Commissioners shall have all such powers as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of the performance of their functions under this Act including, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, power to reserve any part of the Park for any particular purpose, to construct and provide buildings and other facilities in the Park, and to lease or let, or license the use of, any part of the Park or any such buildings or facilities to any person for the purposes of the provision of services or facilities for the public by that person and, in relation to any such lease, letting or licence to exercise the powers conferred by paragraphs (f) to (h) of section 11 (2) of the State Property Act, 1954 , and to let any grazing in the Park. |