Land Act, 1936

Obligation to redeem drainage maintenance charges.

45.—Notwithstanding anything contained in section 16 of the Irish Land Act, 1903, or any other enactment,—

(a) on the vesting of any land, whether tenanted or untenanted, in the Land Commission under the Land Purchase Acts, any drainage maintenance charge affecting such land at the date of such vesting shall be redeemed out of the purchase money of such land, and

(b) on the resumption of any holding by the Land Commission, any drainage maintenance charge affecting such holding at the date of such resumption shall be redeemed out of the resumption price of such holding.