Shannon Electricity Act, 1925

Minister may acquire land, etc., compulsorily.

4.—(1) For the purpose of the undertaking or the doing of anything which the Minister is by this Act authorised to do (whether the Minister does such thing himself or by a contractor) the Minister may do all or any of the following things, that is to say:—

(a) compulsorily acquire (either permanently or temporarily) any lands or premises;

(b) compulsorily acquire (either permanently or temporarily) any easement, way-leave, water-right, fishing right, or other right over or in respect of any lands, premises, or water;

(c) compulsorily terminate, restrict, or otherwise interfere with (either permanently or temporarily) any easement, way-leave, water-right, fishing right, or other right existing over or in respect of any lands, premises, or water;

(d) compulsorily divert, close, remove, or otherwise interfere with (either permanently or temporarily) any public or private road, way, or bridge, or any canal or other artificial water-way or any artificial water-course.

(2) At any time after the passing of this Act and before conveyance or ascertainment of price or compensation, but subject to giving not less than one month's or, in the case of an occupied dwelling house, three months' previous notice in writing to the occupier of the lands or premises or the owner of the right of way or other property affected, the Minister may enter on and take possession of any lands or premises or exercise any right which the Minister is authorised by this section to acquire compulsorily, or may terminate, restrict, or otherwise interfere with any right which the Minister is authorised by this section compulsorily to terminate, restrict, or interfere with or may divert, close, remove, or otherwise interfere with any road, way, bridge, water-way, or water-course which the Minister is authorised by this section compulsorily to divert, close, remove, or interfere with.

(3) The Minister may by order confer on a contractor the right to do such of the things which the Minister is authorised by sub-section (2) of this section to do as the Minister shall think proper and shall specify in the order and thereupon such contractor shall have the right (concurrently with the Minister) subject to giving the notice required by the said sub-section (2) to do all or any of the things so specified in the order as fully as if such right were conferred on him by this Act, but so far as and no further than is necessary for the due execution of his contract or agreement.