Rent Restrictions Act, 1960

PART III.

Special Provisions for Relief of Tenants of Small Controlled Dwellings.

Interpretation of Part III.

19.—(1) In this Part—

“appointed area” means any area being—

(a) the area consisting of—

(i) the county borough of Dublin,

(ii) the borough of Dún Laoghaire, and

(iii) the parts of the Dublin Metropolitan District outside the area consisting of the county borough of Dublin and the borough of Dún Laoghaire,

(b) the county borough of Cork,

(c) the county borough of Limerick,

(d) the county borough of Waterford, or

(e) any area prescribed by regulations for the time being in force as an appointed area for the purposes of this Part;

“court area” means—

(a) in a case in which the relevant dwelling is situate in the Dublin Metropolitan District—that District, and

(b) in any other case—the district court area in which the relevant dwelling is situate;

“existing rent” means the rent payable by a tenant for a small controlled dwelling immediately prior to his making an application for a provisional order in respect of the dwelling;

“provisional order” means an order under section 21 of this Act;

“small controlled dwelling” means a controlled dwelling situate in an appointed area, being a dwelling to which Chapter 1 of Part II of the Act of 1946 applied and being—

(a) in case that area is prescribed by regulations, a dwelling the rateable valuation whereof does not exceed such amount (not being more than ten pounds) as may be prescribed, or

(b) in any other case, a dwelling the rateable valuation whereof does not exceed ten pounds.

(2) Any reference in this Part to the District Court Clerk shall, where there are two or more District Court Clerks for the court area concerned, be construed as a reference to any of those Clerks.

(3) Where it is provided in this Part that a District Justice is to cause a document to be served, it may be served in the same manner as a summons under the rules of the District Court for the time being in force.