S.I. No. 49/1962 - Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Fees Rules, 1962


S.I. No. 49 of 1962.

ACQUISITION OF LAND (ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION) FEES RULES, 1962

I, SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (6) of section 3 of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919, hereby make the following rules:

1. These Rules may be cited as the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Fees Rules, 1962.

2. These Rules shall have effect as respects applications under Rule 2 of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Fees Rules, 1920 (S. R. & O. No. 285 of 1920), made after the thirty-first day of March, 1962, and as respects awards of and hearings before arbitrators appointed pursuant to such applications made after such date.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937) applies to these Rules.

4. The Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Fees Rules, 1920, are hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of " £3 " for " £1 " in Rule 2,

(b) the substitution of the following Table for the Table to paragraph (1) of Rule 3 :

" Scale of Fees on Awards

Amount Awarded

Amount of Fee

Not exceeding £200

£6

6s.

Exceeding  £200 but not exceeding £400

£12

12s.

  ,,   £400 ,, ,,  ,,  £600

£18

18s.

  ,,   £600 ,, ,,  ,,  £800

£25

4s.

  ,,  £800 ,, ,,  ,, £1,000

£31

10s.

  ,,  £1,000 ,, ,,  ,, £1,500

£36

15s.

  ,,  £1,500  ,, ,,  ,, £2,000

£42

0s.

  ,,  £2,000  ,,  ,,  ,, £3,000

£52

10s.

  ,,  £3,000  ,,  ,,  ,, £4,000

£63

0s.

  ,,  £4,000  ,,  ,,  ,, £5,000

£73

10s.

  ,, £5,000 ,,  ,,  ,,£10,000

£105

0s.

  ,, £10,000 ,,  ,,  ,, £20,000

£157

10s.

  ,, £20,000

£210

0s."

and

(c) the substitution of the following Table for the Table to paragraph (2) of the said Rule 3 :

"Amount Awarded

Amount of Fees

Not exceeding £200

£5

5s.

Exceeding  £200 but not exceeding £500

£7

7s.

  ,,    £500 ,, ,,  ,, £1,000

£10

10s.

  ,,   £1,000 ,, ,,  ,, £2,500

£15

15s.

  ,,   £2,500 ,, ,,  ,, £5,000

£22

1s.

  ,,   £5,000 ,, ,,  ,,  £10,000

£32

11s.

  ,,   £10,000 ,, ,,  ,,  £20,000

£44

2s.

  ,,   £20,000

£66

3s.

"

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 23rd day of March, 1962.

SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN

Minister for Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order revises the fees chargeable for the services of the Property Arbritator appointed under the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919.