Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931

Recovery of possession of houses and buildings for purposes of enactments relating to the housing of the working classes.

34.—(1) Nothing in the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts, 1923 to 1930, shall be deemed to affect the provisions of this Act relating to the obtaining possession of a house with respect to which a clearance order or demolition order has been made, or to prevent possession being obtained of any house possession of which is required for the purpose of enabling a local authority to exercise their powers under the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, or for the purpose of securing compliance with any bye-laws made for the prevention of overcrowding.

(2) Where a local authority, for the purpose of exercising their powers under the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, require possession of any building or any part of a building of which they are the owners, possession thereof may (without prejudice to any other method of recovery) be recovered by them in a summary manner under section fifteen of the Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act, 1851 , wherever the building or part of a building may be situated and whatever may be the rent or term of the tenancy.