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Sums heretofore advanced by the Treasury under 9 & 10 Vict, c. 4. and 9 & 10 Vict. c. 101. to be considered as Advances, and charged under this Act.
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LV. And where as under an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament intituled An Act to amend the Acts for promoting the Drainage of Lands and Improvement of Navigation and Water Power in connexion with such Drainage in Ireland, and to afford Facilities for increased Employment for the labour‘ing Classes in Works of Drainage during the present Year, and ‘ also under an Act of the last Session of Parliament, intituled An Act to authorize the Advance of Public Money, to a limited Amount, to promote the Improvement of Land in Great Britain and Ireland by Works of Drainage, Proceedings and Investigations preliminary to the Execution of Works or granting of Loans have been taken and made, and Advances of Money have been made or have been agreed to be made by the Commissioners of Public Works for the Drainage and other Improvement of the Lands of single Proprietors in Ireland;’ be it enacted, That all Money advanced or agreed to be advanced by the said Commissioners of Public Works, with the Sanction of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, under either of the said last-recited Acts for such Purposes, shall (unless the said Commissioners of Public Works shall otherwise specially direct) be considered as advanced and be advanced under the Provisions of this Act, and as if the preliminary Proceedings and Investigations had been duly taken and made under this Act, and the Person on whose Application or Assent any such Advance has been made or agreed to be made had been Owner of such Land under the Provisions of this Act; provided the Owner for the Time being entitled to the Land to be charged shall require to have the Provisions of this Act applied to such Loan; and undertake to execute the Works in respect of which such Loan was made according to the Provisions of this Act, and thereupon the Lands the Subject of any such Drainage or Improvement shall become charged with the Payment to Her Majesty of an Annual Rent-charge of such Proportion and Amount as would be chargeable in respect of any such Advance if made under the Provisions of this Act; and the said Commissioners of Public Works shall, by Order as aforesaid, fix the Commencement of any such Rent-charge, and the Date of the first Payment there-of; and all the Provisions, Powers, Privileges, and Authorities herein contained for securing the Payment and Priority or for Recovery of any Rent-charge charged in respect Of any Advance originally made under this Act, or otherwise by this Act enacted concerning any Rent-charge or the Lands charged therewith, shall apply so far as applicable to any Rent-charges charged under the present Provision; and all Proceedings here-tofore had and taken by the said Commissioners under the Provisions of any previous Act of Her present Majesty’s Reign for Drainage or Improvement of Lands shall be effectual for the Purposes of this Act.
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