Rent Restrictions Act, 1960

Provisions applicable in default of application by landlord or tenant.

24.—(1) Where a provisional order has been made and—

(a) the landlord has not, within one month after the date of service on him of a copy of the order, applied under subsection (1) of section 23 of this Act, and

(b) the tenant has not, within one month after the date of service on him of a copy of the order, applied under that subsection,

the following provisions shall have effect notwithstanding anything in any other provision of this Act:

(i) the terms of the provisional order shall be deemed to have been confirmed by the District Court by order under subsection (1) of section 23 of this Act and the provisions of paragraph (c) of that subsection shall apply accordingly;

(ii) an appeal shall not lie to the Circuit Court from a confirming order which is deemed to have been so made.

(2) As soon as may be after the provisions of subsection (1) of this section have taken effect in relation to any dwelling, the District Justice having jurisdiction for the purposes of this Act in the district in which the dwelling is situate shall cause to be served on the landlord and on the tenant a notice, in the prescribed form, informing such persons thereof accordingly, but failure to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as affecting the operation of the said subsection (1).