Civic Guard (Acquisition of Premises) Act, 1923

Notices to be served by Commissioners.

2.—(1) Whenever the Commissioners intend to acquire any occupied premises under this Act they shall serve on the occupier and on the immediate landlord (if any) one month's notice in writing of their intention so to acquire such premises.

(2) Whenever the Commissioners intend to acquire any unoccupied premises under this Act they shall serve on the owner of such premises one week's notice of their intention so to acquire such premises.

(3) On the expiration of the notice prescribed by the foregoing sub-sections of this section the Commissioners shall be entitled to clear possession of the premises to which such notice relates, and may enter into possession and occupation thereof, and shall if necessary be entitled to take such possession by force and to have the assistance of the Civic Guard for that purpose.

(4) Any notice required by this section to be served on an occupier shall be served by leaving the same on the premises, and any notice required by this section to be served on a landlord or owner shall be served by sending the same by post to his last known address, or, if no such address is known, to the premises and also leaving a copy of such notice on the premises or, in the case of unoccupied premises, affixing a copy of such notice to a prominent part of the premises.

(5) Where the name of an occupier, landlord or owner on whom a notice is by this section required to be served is not known to the Commissioners, such notice may be addressed to “the occupier” or “the landlord” or “the owner” (as the case may be) of the premises without naming him.

(6) Premises shall not be deemed to be occupied within the meaning of this Act unless some person other than a caretaker is actually residing or carrying on business therein.