Grand Jury (Ireland) Act, 1853

Where the Powers of the Grand Jury for Presentment are transferred to the Council of a Borough, such Council shall have the same Powers as a Grand Jury under this Act.

V. Provided always, That where under any Act of Parliament the Powers, Rights, and Duties of the Grand Jury of any County of a City or County of a Town in relation to the Appointment of Presentment Sessions, and the presenting and levying of Rates and Cesses for any Purpose, have been or shall hereafter be transferred to the Council of any Borough, the Council of such Borough shall have all the Powers and Authorities hereby vested in the Grand Jury of a County, and the Money included in any Presentment or Order to be made by such Council under this Act shall be raised in such Borough in manner by Law provided with respect to Money required for such Purposes in relation to which the Powers of the Grand Jury may be transferred as aforesaid to such Council; and the Certificate of the Town Clerk of such Borough on any such Presentment or Order shall be as effectual as the Certificate of the Acting Clerk of the Crown in the Case of a Presentment by the Grand Jury of a County.