Canals Act, 1986

Transfer of documents.

4.—(1) The Board shall, as soon as may be after the vesting day, give to the Commissioners—

(a) all documents of title, records, books, maps, plans, drawings and other documents held by the Board on the vesting day relating exclusively to the canal property, and

(b) certified copies of all documents of title, records, books, maps, plans, drawings and other documents held by the Board on the vesting day and relating to both the canal property and property of the Board.

(2) The Board shall permit the Commissioners, their servants or agents to inspect the documents referred to in subsection (1) (b) at the offices of the Board at Heuston Station, Dublin, or at any other office of the Board at which such documents are normally kept, at all times when those offices are open for business.

(3) The Board shall on the vesting day deposit in the Department of Communications maps signed by an officer of the Board authorised in that behalf by the Board and an officer of the Commissioners authorised in that behalf by the Commissioners, bearing thereon the words “Deposited under the Canals Act, 1986” and showing in accordance with the First Schedule the land not transferred under section 2 and described in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of that Schedule.

(4) In subsection (1) “certified copy”, in relation to a document, means a copy which has been duly certified as being a true copy of that document by an officer of the Board authorised in that behalf by the Board.