Local Authorities (Acceptance of Gifts) Act, 1945

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Acceptance of gift of property for purposes of civic improve ment scheme.

3.—Where a gift of real or personal property for any civic improvement is offered to a local authority they may—

(a) in case they have adopted a civic improvement scheme and the gift is offered for the purposes of the scheme, accept, hold and administer the gift in accordance with the scheme,

(b) in any other case, subject to the adoption of a civic improvement scheme, the purpose of which is or includes the acceptance, holding and administration of the gift, accept, hold and administer the gift in accordance with the scheme,

and in either case may do all things incidental to or consequential on such acceptance, holding and administration.