Labourers Act, 1936

Lands held under the Land Purchase Acts.

9.—(1) Where on the date of the passing of this Act any land is held by a board of health for the purposes of the Principal Acts or after the said date any land is acquired by a board of health for the said purposes and such land is a holding under the Land Purchase Acts or is vested in the Irish Land Commission under the said Acts, such board of health shall with all convenient speed take such steps as may be requisite to have such land vested in such board in fee simple freed and discharged from all liability for any purchase annuity or other payment to the Irish Land Commission.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a board of health shall not make under this Act an order vesting in the tenant thereof a cottage situate on land which is a holding under the Land Purchase Acts or vested in the Irish Land Commission under the said Acts until such land is vested in such board of health in accordance with this section.