The Gazette 1958-61

Vol. No. 9

MARCH, 1959

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND President JOHN R. HALPIN, Secretary ERIC A. PLUNKETT

Vice-Presidents JOHN J. NASH CORNELIUS J. DALY

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL

tion with the next Finance Bill suggesting that the income tax child allowance should be extended to include professional or vocational training as was done in England under the Finance Act 1938. The Committee's report was adopted. Land Registry On a report from a committee it was decided that a letter should be written to the Registnr of Title suggesting that the Land Registration Rules should be amended to provide that the issue of a land certi ficate should be treated as a substantive entry to be made on the folio in the same manner as a change of ownership or burden. The committee in their report stated that several cases had occurred in which land certificates were issued but overlooked by the soli citor concerned owing to the fact that a note on the folio concerning the issue of the certificates was difficult to read and easily overlooked. Valuation Office Delays It was decided to refer complaints of delays in country cases to the Provincial Solicitors' Association. 93

MARCH i9th : The President in the chair. Also present Messrs. Green, Overend, Daly, O'Connor, Gilmore, Walker, Lanigan, Martin, Nolan, Tyrrell, Collins, Carrigan, Gaffney, Shaw, De V. White, R.J. Nolan, O'Connell, Quirke, Maher, Comerford, McCarron, Nash, and Noonan. The following was among the business transacted : Income Tax Child Allowance in Respect of Solicitor's Apprentice The Council considered a report from a committee which stated that under the present law a solicitor's apprentice does not by virtue of his apprenticeship qualify for the income tax child allowance unless he is attending a full time course at a University. In some cases allowance has been given in respect of periods spent by the apprentice in Dublin while at tending the Society's lectures. The Committee stated that in their opinion this was inequitable and recom mended that a memorandum should be submitted to the Minister for Justice for consideration in connec­