Land Act, 1927

Registration to be compulsory in certain cases.

51.—Registration under the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, of the ownership of freehold land shall be compulsory in the following cases, that is to say:—

(a) where the land has been at any time sold and conveyed to or vested in a purchaser under any of the provisions of the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Acts and the purchase annuity has been redeemed before first registration;

(b) where the land has been or is vested by the Land Commission in a purchaser for cash; and

(c) where any rent formerly issuing out of the land has been or is redeemed under section 38 of the Land Act, 1923 ;

and the provisions of the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, relating to freehold lands, the registration of the ownership of which is by that Act declared to be compulsory, shall apply to such cases when registered.