The Gazette 1958-61

COUNTY OF TIPPERARY AND OFFALY (BIRR DIVISION) SESSIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION At the Annual General Meeting of this Association held in Thurles on the izth May, Mr. Michael O'Meara of Nenagh was elected as President of the Association; Mr. John Carrigan of Thurles was re-elected as Honorary Secretary and Mr. Martin T. Butler of Thurles was re-elected as Honorary Treasurer; Mr. John C. Reedy was elected as a member of the Committee to represent the Birr Division and the other members of the Committee elected were : Messrs. Michael C. Black, Nenagh ; Henry Hayes, Nenagh ; Patrick F. Treacy, Nenagh ; James A. Binchy, Clonmel; Thomas J. Reilly, Clonmel; John J. Timoney, Tipperary ; Michael McGrath, Nenagh; John C. Devitt, Roscrea ; J. J. Nash, Thurles ; Francis Murphy, Clonmel; Robert A. Frewen, Tipperary; Edgar J. Ryan, Killenaule; William F. O'Connell, Tipperary. HIRE-PURCHASE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1960 The Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act, 1960, was signed on 8th June, 1960, and will come into force shortly on a date to be appointed by an order of the Minister for Industry and Commerce. This Act is a comprehensive measure of 29 sections, which amends the Hire Purchase Act, 1946, in various respects :— By section 6 the Minister may by order provide for the regulation and control of the letting, whether under hire-purchase agreements or otherwise, and the selling by credit-safe agreements of goods or of any class or description of goods including :— (a) the minimum deposit to be paid by a buyer or hirer, (b) the maximum period of payment, and the amount and frequency of instalments or rentals, (c) the information to be given in any visual advertisement or visual announcement pub lished or made in any form or manner whatso ever relating to goods for sale by way of hire- purchase or credit-sale agreement regarding the terms upon which the goods will be sold, (d) the inclusion in any such advertisement or announcement of a statement of the price at which the goods will be sold for cash. A person who sells or lets goods to which the order applies shall not be entitled to enforce any agreement for such sale or letting or any right to recover the goods unless specified provisions of the order are complied with. 16

stamp duties chargeable on conveyances or transfers of land, and customs duty under paragraph (£) of the Finance Act, 1938, section 18. By sub-section (3) applications may be made for a refund of certain stamp duties where property was acquired on or after ist January, 1953. It is important to note that the application for repayment must "be made to the Revenue Commissioners within one year from the passing of the Act. The scale of rates of estate duty in the case of persons dying after zjth April, 1960, contained in the second schedule to the Bill are as follows :

Rate per cent of duty

Principal Value of the Estate

Exceeding £5,000 and not exceeding £7,500 £7,500

3 4 6 8

£10,000 £12,500 £15,000 £17,500 £20,000 £25,000 £30,000 £35,000 £40,000 £45,000 £50,000 £60,000 £75,ooo £100,000 £150,000 £200,000 £250,000

£10,000 £12,500 £15,000 £17,500 £20,000 £25,000 £30,000 £35,ooo £40,000 £45,000 £50,000 £60,000 £75,ooo £100,000 £150,000 £200,000 £250,000

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DUBLIN SOLICITORS' BAR ASSOCIATION

A meeting of the council was held on Wednesday, ist June, 1960. A satisfactory accession to member ship was reported. Correspondence with the Assistant Registrar of Deeds aimed at reducing the time required for the production of Official Searches was read and considered satisfactory. It was agreed that if a formal restraint was to be placed on the occasional practice of acting for both sides in conveyancing matters, it should be by means of a practice regulation by the Law Society. A report on ways and means of reducing operating expenses by overhauling solicitors' office practice and Court and Government Office practice was made for the consideration of the Law Society. Arrangements were made for a meeting between a deputation of the Association and of the Belfast Solicitors' Association on zoth June. The next meeting of the council was fixed for Wednesday, 6th July, 1960.