The Gazette 1993

GAZETTE

APRIL . 1993

their view of it, discuss the case with Stamp Duty management. Solicitors have also expressed concern about the implications for them of the negligence provisions in the Finance Act, 1991, where undervaluations of property are established. The Commissioners accept that solicitors have no special expertise in the area of property valuation. In their view, the obligation of solicitors under these provisions is to ensure that their clients are aware of the requirement to submit realistic valuations and that where a formal valuation is carried out, that it is done by a person who is competent and qualified to do so. A solicitor, unless he or she has knowledge to the contrary, is entitled to assume that any such person will carry out the valuation according to best professional practice. Stamps Branch, Revenue Commissioners The following communication has been forwarded to the Conveyancing Committee from the Department of the Environment. "One of the statutory conditions of the New House Grant Scheme is that either a C2 No. or a Thx Clearance Certificate Expiry Date is provided in respect of the builder. The absence of this documentation renders first-time purchasers of a new house ineligible for the £2,000 grant. "The Department has insofar as possible taken steps to ensure that applicants are aware of the conditions of the scheme. However, it is our experience that some applicants complete the purchase of their houses before applying for a grant. " It would be appreciated if in the course of advising clients, your members would ensure that they are aware of this condition, so that they are not deprived of a grant if they are otherwise eligible." New House Grants for First- Time Purchasers

Acts of the Oi reachtas, 1992

The following is an alphabetical list of measures enacted by the Oireachtas during the year 1992.

Title of Act

Number

ACC Bank Act, 1992 Appropriation Act, 1992

6 of '92 26 of '92 29 of '92 13 of '92 12 of '92

Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 1992 Control of Dogs (Amendment) Act, 1992 Criminal Evidence Act, 1992

15 of '92

Dublin Institute of Technology Act, 1992

23 of '92

Electoral Act, 1992 Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1992 Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1992 Finance Act, 1992 Finance (No. 2) Act, 1992 Financial Transactions of Certain Companies and Other Bodies Act, 1992 Financial Transfers Act, 1992 Fishery Harbour Centres (Amendment) Act, 1992 Foreshore (Amendment) Act, 1992 Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1992

7 of '92 24 of '92 9 of '92 28 of '92 11 of '92 27 of '92 10 of '92 17 of '92 20 of '92 18 of '92 21 of '92 25 of '92

Health (Family Planning) (Amendment) Act, 1992 Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992

ICC Bank Act, 1992 Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act, 1992

Land Bond Act, 1992

4 of '92

Limerick Markets Act, 1992

1 (Private) of '92

Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1992 Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1992

19 of '92

14 of '92

2 of '92

Merchant Shipping Act, 1992

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1992

3 of '92

1 of '92

Patents Act, 1992

8 of '92 22 of '92 16 of '92

Referendum (Amendment) Act, 1992 Referendum (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1992 Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992

5 of '92

Social Welfare Act, 1992

Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1991

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