National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997

Applications for compensation in respect of vesting orders.

57.—(1) Any person claiming to be the owner of a cultural object acquired by a vesting order may apply to the Minister for compensation in respect of the object.

(2) An application for compensation under this section shall be made in such form as may be prescribed or in a form to the like effect.

(3) An application for compensation under this section shall be made to the Minister within 3 months (or such longer period, not exceeding 6 months, as the Minister may in any particular case allow) from the date upon which the notice of the proposal to acquire the cultural object the subject of the application was published in Iris Oifigiúil pursuant to this section.