S.I. No. 43/1967:

LANDLORD AND TENANT (GROUND RENTS) ACT, 1967 (FORMS) REGULATIONS, 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 lease, length of term and parties to the lease.

E. State here the nature of any other information reasonably necessary for the purpose of securing the joinder of all necessary parties in the conveyance of the fee simple.

Form No. 3

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967

Notice requiring information from a person receiving rent (section 7(2)) (See Note A)

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

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

1. Description of land in respect of which the rent is received (Note B) .....................................

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2. Particulars of lease, the lessor under which cannot be found or ascertained (Note C) .............

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

(i) the name and address of the person to whom the rent under the lease referred to in paragraph 2 is paid by you,

(ii) ............................................................ .................................................... (Note D)

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

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

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Notes

A. This notice may be served when Notice No. 2 cannot be served because the lessor cannot be found or ascertained (section 7(2) of the Act).

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

C. State amount of rent, date of lease, length of term and parties to the lease.

D. State here the nature of any other information sought which is reasonably necessary for the purpose of securing the joinder of all necessary parties in the conveyance of the fee simple.

Form No. 4

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967

Notice of discontinuance of acquisition of fee simple

(section 10) (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 or tenancy (Note D) ............................................................ .

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Take notice that I, .......... hereby withdraw the notice of intention to acquire the fee simple in the above land previously served by me and do not now intend to acquire the fee simple in the land.

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

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

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Notes

A. This notice may be served under section 10 of the act: its effect is to discontinue the acquisition of the fee simple and to terminate the liability of the person serving it for costs and expenses incurred by the persons on whom it is served after service of the notice (section 9).

B. This notice must be served on all the persons on whom notices of intention to acquire the fee simple were served.

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

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

Form No. 5

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967

Notice of intention to have rent apportioned (section 12) (see Note A)

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

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

Particulars of lease reserving the rent to which this notice refers (Note C) ................................

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Description of land demised by above lease (Note D) ............................................................ ...

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Description of the parts of the above land between which it is proposed to apportion the rent (Note D) ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

(1) ............................................................ ....................................................

(2) ............................................................ ....................................................

(3) ............................................................ ....................................................

(4) ............................................................ ....................................................

(continue, if necessary, on back of form)

Take notice that I, .........., being a person entitled under section 11 of the above Act to have a rent apportioned, propose to have the rent reserved by the above lease apportioned between the parts of the land described above.

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

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

Notes

A. section 12 of the act provides for the service of this notice.

B. This notice should be served on:

(i) the person to whom the rent is payable, and

(ii) any other person who holds any of the land as lessee under a building or proprietary lease, as assignee from any such lessee or as successor in title of any such assignee.

C. State amount of rent, date of lease, length of term and parties to the lease.

D. Sufficient particulars should be given to identify the particular property or properties.

Form No. 6

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967

Notice of discontinuance of apportionment (section 16) (see Note A)

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

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

Particulars of lease reserving the rent to which this notice refers (Note C) ................................

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Take notice that I, .........., hereby withdraw the notice of intention to have the above rent apportioned and do not now intend to have the rent apportioned.

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

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

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Notes

A. This notice may be served under section 16 of the act. Its effect is to terminate the liability of the person serving it for costs and expenses incurred by the person on whom it is served after the service of the notice (section 15).

B. This notice must be served on all the persons on whom notices of intention to have the rent apportioned were served.

C. State amount of rent, date of lease, length of term and parties to the lease.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 24th day of February, 1967.

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations set out the forms prescribed by the Minister which are to be used for the various purposes of the Act. The act was brought into operation on 1st day of March, 1967.