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Vol. 39
No. 3
J«iy
1945
THE GAZETTE
of the
INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND
PresMrHi :
PATRICK F. O'REILLY
WILLIAM S. HUGGARD
HUGH P. O'DONNELL
Secretary:
ERIC
A.
PLUNKETT
FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
JUNE 8th : The President in the chair. Present :
Mr. H. O'Donnell, Vice-President; Messrs. P.
R. Boyd, Roger Greene, W. L. Duggan, L. E.
O'Dea, J. P. Carrigan, H. St. J. Blake, H. P.
Mayne, W. S. Hayes, D. O'Connell, W. J. Norman,
E. M. FitzGerald, F. J. W. Barley, J. R. Quirke,
A. Cox, J. J. Bolger, J. J. Smyth, C. G. Stapleton.
The following was among the business trans
acted :—
Land Registration Rules, 1937. Rule 34.
THE Council considered a letter from the Registrar
of Titles stating that he proposes to recommend
to the Local Registration of Titles Rules Com
mittee the rescission of Rule 34 of the Land
Registration Rules, 1937, which authorises the
discharge of equities in cases where the ownership
of lands has been registered for 30 years or
upwards on production of an affidavit of title by
the registered owner. The Registrar was of opinion
that in such cases the title should be fully inves
tigated, but that in cases coming under Rule 35
where there has been a transfer for full value and
a complete investigation of the title within the
period of twelve years the Registrar should be
entitled to cancel the equity note on an affidavit
from the registered owner. The Registrar proposes
to recommend the necessary consequential amend
ments in Rules 242 (iii) and 244 (ii) and Part 2 of
the Schedule of Costs appended to the 1937 rules.
The Secretary was directed to inform the Regis
trar of Titles that the Council approve of his
suggestions. The recommendations of the Registrar
must be submitted to the Local Registration of
Titles Rules Committee and will not become
effective unless and until they are adopted by
that Committee.
CURRENT TOPICS.
Court Officers Bill, 1945.
THE Government have introduced a new Court
Officers' Bill in Dail fiireann for the purpose of
amending the Court Officers' Acts, 1926 and 1937.
The main provisions of the Bill deal with the
offices of the Master of the High Court, Probate
Officer, County Registrar, and Under-sheriff.
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