Irish Land Act, 1903

Provision for expenses of improvements.

43.(1) The Treasury may, on the request of the Land Commission, direct the advance, out of the reserve fund established under paragraph (b) of subsection two of section five of the Act of 1891, of such sums as the Land Commission may certify to be required for the benefit or improvement by them of estates and untenanted land.

(2) The Land Commission may at any time repay to the said reserve fund any portion of the amount so advanced.

(3) Regulations made by the Treasury may provide that, where the Land Commission have expended money on the improvement of an estate and in consequence have sold parcels of that estate at an enhanced price to tenants or others, the National Debt Commissioners may advance to the Land Commission, for repayment to the reserve fund, such sums as represent the increase of price consequent on the improvements.

(4) Where the Land Commission have expended money on the improvement of a holding, any increase of price obtained by them, in consequence of any improvements effected on the holding, shall not be taken into account for the purposes of section one of this Act.