National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997

Notice of proposal to make vesting orders.

54.—(1) Where the Minister proposes to make a vesting order, the Minister shall—

(a) publish in Iris Oifigiúil and in such newspapers as the Minister thinks fit notice of the proposal, indicating that any person who claims to be entitled to compensation may submit his or her claim to the Minister and indicating the time within which a claim aforesaid may be submitted to the Minister, and

(b) give a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (a) to every owner of a cultural object to be acquired by the vesting order.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) may be given to the person concerned—

(a) by delivering it to him or her,

(b) by leaving it at the address at which the person ordinarily resides, or

(c) by sending it by post in a prepaid registered letter addressed to the person at the address at which he or she ordinarily resides or, in the case of a company (within the meaning of the Companies Act, 1963 ) at its registered office or, in the case of any other body, at its principal office or place of business.