An Blascaod Mór National Historic Park Act, 1989
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Acquisition of land on the Island by Commissioners. |
4.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioners may, for the purposes of this Act, acquire, by agreement or compulsorily, any land situated on the Island. | |
(2) (a) The power conferred on the Commissioners by subsection (1) to acquire land compulsorily does not apply to— | ||
(i) land that is owned or occupied by a person who has owned or occupied it since the 17th day of November, 1953, and was ordinarily resident on the Island before that date, or | ||
(ii) land that is owned or occupied by a relative of a person, where that person owned or occupied it and was ordinarily resident on the Island before that date. | ||
(b) In subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a) “land” does not include— | ||
(i) the area of land comprising 1,060 acres or thereabouts whereof upon the passing of this Act the Commissioners stand registered under the Registration of Title Act, 1964 , as full owner of one undivided twenty-fifth part, or | ||
(ii) land that is subject to rights in common of grazing or turbary, or | ||
(iii) land the owner or occupier of which cannot be ascertained by the Commissioners by reasonable inquiries, or | ||
(iv) land required for the purpose of the construction, maintenance, inspection, repair, extension or improvement of, or of access to, any piers, landing stages or other facilities of a transport service provided under section 2 . | ||
(3) The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect in relation to the acquisition of land compulsorily under this section. | ||
(4) In this section, “relative” in reference to any person means parent, lineal ancestor, spouse, widow, widower, child, lineal descendant, uncle, aunt, brother, sister, nephew or niece. |