Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967 (Forms) Regulations, 1967

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 43/1967

S.I. No. 43 of 1967.

LANDLORD AND TENANT (GROUND RENTS) ACT, 1967 (FORMS) REGULATIONS, 1967

I, BRIAN LENIHAN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 34 of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967 (No. 3 of 1967), hereby make the following regulations : 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967 (Forms) Regulations, 1967. 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1967. 3. The forms set out in the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby prescribed for the purposes of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967 (No. 3 of 1967).

SCHEDULE

Form No. 1

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967

Notice of intention to acquire fee simple (section 4) (see Note A)

Date........................

To................................................

1. Description of land to which this notice refers (Note B) ........................................................

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2. Particulars of applicant's lease or tenancy (Note C) ............................................................ ..

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3. Part of lands excluded, if any (Note D) ............................................................ ....................

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Take notice that I, ........., being a person entitled under section 3 of the above Act, propose to purchase the fee simple in the land described in Paragraph 1.

Signature :.................................

Address : ..................................

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Notes

A. section 4 of the act provides that notice should be served by a person who proposes to acquire the fee simple on the person entitled to the next superior interest in the land, each superior lessor and any person who is the owner of an incumbrance.

B. Sufficient particulars should be given to identify the property.

C. State amount of rent and whether the land is held on a yearly tenancy or under a lease. If the land is held under a lease, state date of lease, length of term and parties to the lease.

D. This need only be completed when the applicant proposes to purchase the fee simple in part only of the land demised under the lease. He may exclude from this notice part of such land which he has subleased under a building or proprietary lease where he has not received the consent of the sublessee to his purchasing the fee simple in the subleased part (see section 5 of the act).

N.B. The applicant will be liable for the payment of the reasonable costs and expenses actually and necessarily incurred in complying with the provisions of the Act by every person upon whom this notice is served. If the applicant subsequently decides to discontinue the acquisition of the fee simple he should serve Form No. 4 on the service of which his liability for the payment of any such costs and expenses subsequently incurred by such persons will cease.

Form No. 2

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967

Notice requiring information from a lessor (section 7(1)) (see Note A)

Date :...........................

To ....................(Note B)

1. Description of land to which this notice refers (Note C) .......................................................

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2. Particulars of applicant's lease (Note D)............................................................ ...................

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Take notice that I, .......... being a person entitled under the above Act to acquire the fee simple in the land described above, require you to give me, within one month after the service of this notice on you, the following information—

(a) the nature and duration of your reversion in the land,

(b) the nature of any incumbrance on your reversion in the land, and

(c) the name and address of:—

(i) the person entitled to the next superior interest in the land, and

(ii) the owner of any such incumbrance,

(d) .................... (Note E)

Signature:.................................

Address: .................................

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Notes

A. section 7 of the act provides for the service of this notice and for the duty to comply within one month.

B. The notice may be served on—

(i) the immediate lessor, and

(ii) each other person having a superior interest in the land.

C. Sufficient particulars should be given to identify the property.

D. State amount of rent, date of...