Church of Ireland Act, 1823

Trustees may apply such Sums towards building of Churches, &c.

XXVI. And Whereas by the Act passed in the Forty ninth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third for making Provision for the building and rebuilding of Churches, Chapels and Glebe Houses in Ireland, it is amongst other Things enacted, that in case any Money advanced by such Trustees and Commissioners shall have been advanced by them out of any Money advanced to them by the Lord High Treasurer or Commissioners of the Treasury of Ireland, such Sum and Sums of Money shall by the said Trustees and Commissioners be paid into the Receipt of the Exchequer of Ireland within One Month after the Receipt thereof by the said Trustees and Commissioners: And Whereas the said Enactment has been found to be very inconvenient and productive of no Benefit;’ Be it therefore enacted, That so much of the said Act as is above recited shall be and the same is hereby repealed; and that from and after the passing of this Act it shall and may be lawful for the said Trustees and Commissioners of the First Fruits in Ireland, from time to time to apply all such Repayments so to be received by them, in furthering the Purposes of their Trust, in building and rebuilding and repairing Churches and Glebe Houses, and the Purchase of Glebes, without repaying such Money into the Receipt of the Exchequer, any thing in the said recited Act or any other Act or Acts to the contrary notwithstanding, in like Manner as is usual and lawful with respect to the Application of every other Grant made by Parliament to the said Trustees and Commissioners of First Fruits in Ireland.