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GAZETTE

JUNE 1988

Practice

Notes

Recommmendation —Pre-1964

Developments — Evidence of

Compliance with Bye-Laws in

Residential Properties

The Convenancing Committee has

become aware that it is the practice

of some solicitors to request

evidence of compliance w i th bye-

l aws

for

p r e -P l ann i ng

Act

structures.

It is the case that before the

1963 Planning Act came into force,

on the 1st October, 1964, some

local authorities had enacted bye-

laws applicable to some urban

districts pursuant to the Public

Health (Ireland) Act, 1878. It has

not, however, been the practice to

seek evidence of compliance w i th

bye-laws for structures that were

erected prior to the 1st October,

1964. It is, therefore, considered

unreasonable for a purchaser's or

mortgagee's solicitor to request

such evidence where the residence

was completed prior to the 1st

October, 1964. It should also be

no t ed t hat the Conveyanc i ng

Comm i t t ee

has

p r ev i ous ly

recommended that purchasers' and

mortgagees' solicitors should only

seek Certificates of Compliance

w i t h planning pe rmi s s i on for

houses built on or after the 1st

January, 1970.

Roads-in-Charge Certificates

In the September, 1987,

Newsletter

t he Conveyanc i ng Comm i t t ee

i nd i ca t ed t hat Dublin Coun ty

Council and Dublin Corporation are

now charging a £15.00 fee for a

Certificate confirming change of

add r ess or for a Ce r t i f i c a te

confirming roads, footpaths and

services are in-charge.

The Committee further indicated

that it is the current policy of Dublin

Corporation and Dublin County

Council not to charge members of

the public for attending at their

offices and inspecting the relevant

registers and road maps to satisfy

themselves of the position.

The Committee has now ascer-

tained that whilst there is no

charge for inspecting records

relating to roads, there is normally

a charge for inspecting records

relating to services.

Incentive to bring tax affairs up

to date

In his Budget Statement on 27 th

January, 1988, the Minister for

Finance announced an incentive

scheme for the clearance of tax

arrears. The purpose of the scheme

is to give taxpayers a last oppor-

tunity to put their tax affairs in

order so as to avoid the rigorous

regime for the collection and enforc-

ement of tax now being introduced.

The incentive scheme provides

for the waiver of specific unpaid

interest and penalties, provided

that certain conditions as regards

payment of tax are met. To qualify

for the interest and penalty waiver

a person must have paid on or

before 30 th September, 1988, all

tax, health contributions and levies

due for payment. It should be

noted, however, that enforcement

a c t i on w i ll c o n t i n ue in t he

meantime while any arrears of the

amo u n ts in q u e s t i on r ema in

outstanding.

Full details of this can be

obtained from the Revenue Com-

missioners, Dublin Castle.

Launch of new Guide to Planning Legislation

A new book on planning law,

A

Guide to Planning Legislation in the

Republic of Ireland,

by Kevin I.

Nowlan,

B.Sc

., B.E., Barrister-at-

Law, Fellow of the Royal Town

Planning Institute, was published

by the Law Society on Thursday 12

May.

A Guide to Planning Legislation in

the Republic

of Ireland

is a

compendium of the Planning Acts,

the Regulations and references to

the relevant case law. In compiling

the book the author kept in mind

the need of practitioners in the

planning law area for a quick

source of practical guidance. The

book is available from the Law

Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.

Price £27 . 50 plus £2.10 (packing

and postage).

At the Launching of

A Guide to Planning Legislation in the Republic of

Ireland

were from left: the author, Kevin /. Nowlan, Padraig Flynn T.D.,

Minister for the Environment who introduced the book at the Launch,

and Thomas D. Shaw, President of the Incorporated Law Society.

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