Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891

PART III.

Definitions, Repeals, &c.

Interpretation of terms.

51 & 52 Vict. c. 60.

51 & 52 Vict. c. 2.

33 & 34 Vict. c. 46.

35 & 36 Vict. c. 32.

44 & 45 Vict. c. 49.

46 & 47 Vict. c. 43.

48 & 49 Vict. c. 73.

50 & 51 Vict. c. 33.

51 & 52 Vict. c. 49.

52 & 53 Vict. c. 13.

48 & 49 Vict. c. 73.

51 & 52 Vict. c. 49.

44 & 45 Vict. c. 71.

42. In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires:—

The expression “Local Government Board” means the Local Government Board for Ireland:

The expression “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Treasury in pursuance of this Act:

The expression “Local Taxation (Ireland) Account” means the account to which that name is given in the Probate Duties (. . . . Ireland) Act, 1888:

The expression “Irish probate duty grant” means the sums which but for this Act would under section two of the last-mentioned Act be paid in respect of the probate duty grant to the Local Taxation (Ireland) Account:

The expression “Consolidated Fund” means the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom:

The expression “consolidated annuities” means the capital stock of perpetual annuities created under the National Debt Conversion Act, 1888, or consolidated with the annuities so created:

The expression “assizes” includes a presenting term, and the expression “judge of assize” includes a judge of the High Court, and the expression “County Treasurer” includes a Finance Committee or other persons exercising the functions of County Treasurer:

The expression “rateable value,” when used in relation to any hereditament or area, means the annual rateable value under the Irish Valuation Acts of such hereditament or of the hereditaments comprised in such area:

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The expression “purchase-annuity” means an annuity for the repayment of an advance for the purchase of a holding made by the issue of stock under this Act:

The expression “population” means population according to the last published census for the time being:

The expression “local grants” means grants made in aid of local taxation or for local purposes out of moneys provided by Parliament, and any reference to the purposes or account for or on which grants are made shall be construed according to the terms of the estimates for such grants laid before the House of Commons and the heads of account therein mentioned:

The expression “Land Purchase Acts” means the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1870 (Parts II. and III.), the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1872, the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881 (Part V., Part VI., and Part VII.), the Tramways and Public Companies (Ireland) Act, 1883 (Part II.), the Land Purchase Acts, 1885 and 1888, the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1887 (Parts II. and IV.), and the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1889; and the said Acts and this Act may be cited as the Land Purchase (Ireland) Acts, 1870 to 1891:

The expression “Land Purchase Acts, 1885 and 1888,” means the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1885, and the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1888.

The expression “Irish Church Temporalities Fund” means the fund under the control of the Land Commission by virtue of the Irish Church Act Amendment Act, 1881:

The expression “a small holding” means a holding of a rateable value of less than ten peunds, or any higher sum fixed by the Congested Districts Board:

The expression “occupier” means an occupier whether tenant or proprietor:

The expression “county” means the riding of a county where such riding is separated from the county for fiscal purposes:

The expression “land judge” means the Land Judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court.