Turbary (Ireland) Act, 1891

Purchase of bog by Land Commission.

1.(1) Where any tenants of holdings on an estate have agreed to purchase their holdings, the Land Commission may, if the landlord agrees to sell any bog on the estate, purchase the same for the benefit of any tenants or purchasers of holdings on the estate who have been accustomed to exercise, whether as of right or by permission, any privilege of turbary over any bog on the estate, or for the benefit of any other tenants or purchasers of holdings on such estate and of other inhabitants of the neighbourhood.

(2) The amount of the purchase money and costs shall be defrayed as part of the expenses of the Land Commission, and all sums received by the Land Commission in respect of bogs purchased in pursuance of this section shall, if directed by the Treasury, be applied as an appropriation in aid of money provided by Parliament for the expenses of the Land Commission, and, so far as not so directed, shall be paid into the Exchequer.

(3) The Land Commission, before purchasing any bog, shall be reasonably satisfied that they will ultimately realise by means of the bog an amount sufficient to repay the purchase money with interest at the rate of three and one eighth per centum per annum.