Exempted "Towns" Under Section 45 Land Act, 1965

The requirement to obtain consent under section 45 of the Land Act, 1965 to the vesting of an interest in land does not apply to land situate in a County Borough, Borough, Urban District or Town. A difficulty can sometimes arise in identifying whether a particular conurbation is in fact a "Town" within the meaning of the Section.

The list below has been kindly provided to the Society by John Geraghty, Solicitor in the Land Commission, to whom our thanks are due.

N.B. (a) While the Towns listed comprise Scheduled Towns, Non-Municipal Towns and Towns within the meaning of the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854, for the purpose of the Certificate one need only use the word "Town".

(b) As the Certificate is analogous to an averment in an affidavit it is a matter for the purchasers and/or their solicitors to satisfy themselves that the property is situate within the relevant boundaries of exempted areas.

Please note that all applications for section 45 and section 12 Land Act, 1965 consents should be addressed to:

Irish Land Commission,

Government Buildings,

Farnham Street, Cavan.

County Index to Exemption follows on the next two pages