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BILL

To facilitate and encourage the granting of certain Leases for Terms of Years in Ireland.

[Note.-The Words and Clauses printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in the Committee.]

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HEREAS it is expedient to encourage the Leasing of Lands in Ireland for terms of years, in certain cases, and subject to certain conditions, as hereinafter mentioned: BE it therefore Enacted, by The QUEEN's most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT it shall and may be lawful for any person duly entitled in that behalf, who shall, after the passing of this Act, demise or let any lands or tenements in Ireland, for any term of 10 years not exceeding Thirty-one Years, and not less than Fourteen Years, reserving a yearly rent not exceeding Fifty Pounds, without the taking of any fine, premium, or foregift, or anything in the nature thereof for the making of such demise, to execute a deed of lease

according to the form and pursuant to the provisions contained in a 15 certain Act of the eighth and ninth Years of the Reign of Her present 8 & 9 Vict. c. 124. Majesty, intituled, An Act to facilitate the granting of certain Leases," or according to the form and pursuant to the directions contained in the Schedule to this Act annexed; and any such Lease shall be deemed to be within and subject to the provisions of this Act 20 in relation to stamp duty, next hereinafter contained.

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And be it Enacted, That for or in respect of any such Lease as afore-Such lease to be said to be executed according to the form and pursuant to the directions subject to a stamp duty of 2s. 6d. only. .385.

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Counterpart.

3.

Powers and provisions of former Acts to be applied to the duties

granted by this Act.

4.

Deed to include all
Houses, &c.

5. Deed failing to take effect by this Act to be as valid as if Act not made.

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Construction

Clause.

directions contained in the Schedule of this Act, or according to the
form and pursuant to the provisions contained in the said Act of the
eighth and ninth years of Her present Majesty's reign, in lieu and stead
of all other stamp duties which would have been chargeable in respect
of any such Lease immediately before the passing of this Act, there 5
shall be granted, raised, levied, collected and paid in Ireland, unto and
for the use of Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, a stamp duty of
One Shilling, and on the counterpart of any such Lease a stamp
duty of One Shilling.

And be it Enacted, That the said duties by this Act granted shall 10 be denominated and deemed to be stamp duties, and shall be under the care and management of the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes for the time being; and that all the powers, provisions, clauses, regulations and directions, fines, forfeitures, pains and penalties contained in or imposed by the several former Acts of Parliament relating to any 15 prior duties of the same kind or description in Great Britain and Ireland respectively, and in force at the time of the passing of this Act, shall respectively be of full force and effect with respect to the duties by this Act granted, and to the vellum, parchment, and paper, articles matters and things charged and chargeable therewith, and to the per- 20 sons liable to the payment of the said duties, and shall be observed, applied, enforced, and put in execution for the raising, levying, collecting, and securing of the said duties hereby granted, and otherwise in relation thereto, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if the same had been herein repeated and specially enacted with 25 reference to the said duties by this Act granted.

And be it Enacted, That every such deed, executed according to the form and pursuant to the directions contained in the Schedules to this Act, unless any exception be specially made therein, shall be held and construed to include all outhouses, buildings, barns, stables, 30 yards, gardens, cellars, ancient and other lights, paths, passages, ways, watercourses, easements and appurtenances whatsoever, to the lands and tenements therein comprised belonging or in anywise appertaining.

And be it Enacted, That any deed or part of a deed, executed as 35 last aforesaid, which shall fail to take effect by virtue of this Act, shall nevertheless be as valid and effectual, and shall bind the parties

thereto, so far as the rules of law and equity will permit, as if this Act had not been made.

And be it Enacted, That in the construction and for the purposes 40 of this Act, and the Schedules hereto annexed, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction, the

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word "lands" shall extend to all tenements and hereditaments of any tenure; and every word importing the singular number only shall extend and be applied to several persons or things as well as one person or thing, and the converse; and every word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to a female as well as a male; and the word "person" shall mean and include any body politic, or corporate or collegiate, as well as an individual.

Provided always, and be it Enacted, That this Act shall not extend or apply to any lease or demise of any house, buildings or tenements 10 in any city or market town.

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And be it Enacted, That the Schedules, and the directions and forms Schedules, &c., parts therein contained, shall be deemed and taken to be parts of this Act.

of Act.

9. And be it Enacted, That this Act shall extend to lands in Ireland Act to extend to Ireland only. only.

10.

And be it Enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by Act may be any Act to be passed in this present Session of Parliament.

amended, &c., this

Session.

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