Commissioners of Public Works (Functions and Powers) Act, 1996
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Powers of Commissioners. |
3.—(1) The Commissioners shall have, and be deemed always to have had, power— | |
(a) to mortgage land or other property of any kind or otherwise charge land or such other property with the payment of money, | ||
(b) to demolish buildings or structures or other works or other property of any kind, | ||
(c) to carry out development, whether on payment or free of charge, as agents for another State authority, a local authority (within the meaning of the Local Government Act, 1941 ) or a health board or any other person, | ||
(d) to carry out development jointly with another person upon and subject to such terms and conditions as the Commissioners may determine, | ||
(e) to procure the performance or exercise by another person on their behalf, upon and subject to such terms and conditions as they may determine, of any of their functions or powers, and | ||
(f) for the purposes of a scheme referred to in section 2 , to enter, at all reasonable times, by members of their staff or by their agents, with or without vehicles, machinery or other equipment, on land occupied by a person to whom the scheme applies or, with the consent of the occupier (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), on land adjoining such land, subject to the payment to the person affected of compensation of such amount (if any) as the Commissioners consider reasonable in respect of any injury, loss or damage caused by such entry or the carrying out by the members or agents of any operations on the land. | ||
(2) The functions and powers specified in sections 2 and 4 of this Act and in this section are not in substitution for any other functions or powers standing conferred on the Commissioners immediately before the passing of this Act. | ||
(3) The functions and powers specified in sections 2 and 4 of this Act and in this section shall be performed or exercised only with the consent (which may be general or particular) of the Minister. | ||
(4) The Commissioners shall have, and be deemed always to have had, all such powers as, in the opinion of the Commissioners, are necessary or expedient for the purposes of the performance or exercise of the functions and powers specified in sections 2 and 4 of this Act and in this section. |