Johnstown Castle Agricultural College Act, 1945
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

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paragraphs: —In this Act—
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paragraphs: —The generous gift by Dorothy Violet Jefferies and Maurice Victor Lakin of the property commonly known as Johnstown Castle and Demesne (in this Act referred to as the Estate) to the Nation for the purposes of a lay agricultural college, which is intended to be effected by the scheduled documents, is hereby gratefully accepted, and accordingly—
(a) the Agreement is hereby approved of and the Minister may carry out the provisions of clause 10 (c) thereof, and
(b) the Minister may execute the Conveyance and take and hold, in accordance with this Act, the Estate thereby conveyed to him.
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paragraphs: —(1) As soon as conveniently may be after the passing of this Act, the Minister shall establish on the Estate a lay agricultural college and may for that purpose do all such things as he considers necessary.
(2) The college established under this section shall be named the Johnstown Castle Agricultural College, and the said name shall not be changed.
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paragraphs: —The release of the Estate from the jointure rent charge of six hundred pounds per annum limited to Dorothy Violet Jefferies, which is intended to be effected by the Conveyance, shall be valid notwithstanding that she is restrained from anticipating the said rent charge.
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paragraphs: —(1) The Gate Lodge (in this section referred to as the said Gate Lodge) at Rathaspick on the Estate shall be maintained in perpetuity as a residence for the District Jubilee Nurse for the time being (in this section referred to as the said Nurse) at Rathaspick.
(2) The said Nurse shall be entitled to reside in the said Gate Lodge free of rent.
(3) The said Gate Lodge shall, while occupied by the said Nurse, be exempt from assessment for poor rate and for any other rate made by a local authority.
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paragraphs: —The ornamental nature of the gardens and pleasure grounds of the Estate shall not be altered and the ornamental timber thereon shall not be felled or cut save in the ordinary course of management.
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paragraphs: —The rights of shooting, fishing, fowling and sporting reserved by the Conveyance to Maurice Victor Lakin and his heirs are hereby declared to be reserved as personal rights for the use and enjoyment of the said Maurice Victor Lakin and his said heirs with his and their guests only and the said rights shall not be capable of being assigned or sublet to any person.
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paragraphs: —The ways over which rights of way are reserved by the Conveyance to Dorothy Violet Jefferies and Maurice Victor Lakin and their respective heirs and servants from the public highway to the Family Private Burial Ground shall be preserved and maintained in perpetuity by the Minister.
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paragraphs: —No stamp duty shall be payable on either of the scheduled documents or on any instrument which bears date subsequent to the date of the passing of this Act and is necessary to give effect to either of the scheduled documents.
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paragraphs: —Estate duty shall not be chargeable in respect of the Estate in the event of the death of Dorothy Violet Jefferies or Maurice Victor Lakin or both of them within three years after the date of the execution of the Conveyance.
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paragraphs: —The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act, including in particular the moneys payable by the Minister under clause 10 (c) of the Agreement and the expenses incurred by the Minister in and about the preparation and execution of the scheduled documents, shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
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paragraphs: —This Act may be cited as the Johnstown Castle Agricultural College Act, 1945.