The Gazette 1972

Hayes, Geraldine Heffernan, Harry P. Hunt. Michael G. Irvine, Ciaran Keys, B.A., Francis D. Lanigan, Cyril J. Lavelle, Charles J. Maguire, Peter H. Mayne, Stephen Miley, George Mills, B.C.L., David A. Molony, Raymond G. Moran, Declan Moylan, Alan D. McCrea, Noel McDonald, Deirdre Nic Fionnlaoic. Eamonn M. O'Beirne, James P. A. O'Boyle, Eamon P. O'Brien, Declan P. O'Connor, Patrick J. O'Connor, Carroll O'Daly, Nancy O'Driscoll, B.C.L., Anne P. O'Grady, Mary H. O'Meara, B.C.L., Charles F. O'Neill,

B.C.L., Finbar O'Neill, B.G.L., Michael H. O'Neill, Vincent M. O'Reilly, James R. Osborne, John Joseph Power, Hilary J. Prentice, John J. Seery, Philip F. Tor- mey, Michael H. Traynor, Paul D. Traynor, Francis A. Wall, B.C.L. LL.B. 98 candidates attended; 65 candidates passed. By order. Eric A. Plunkett (Secretary). Solicitors Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin 7.

Medico-Legal Society of Ireland Officers and Council elected for 1971-72 are as follows : Patron, The Chief Justice, The Hon. Cearbhall O Dalaigh; President, Miss A. B. Cassidy, B.L.; Vice- Presidents, The Hon. Mr. Justice Henchy, The Hon. Mr. Justice Walsh, Professor Maurice Hickey, Dr. H. Jocelyn Eustace, Dr. F. McLaughlin and Mr. Donough

O'Donovan; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Raymond Downey; Hon. Secretary, Miss Thelma King; Council, Dr. Des- mond Eustace, Mr. Denis Greene, Dr. Gilsenan, Pro- fessor P. Holland, Miss Garmel Killeen, Mr. Matthew Russell and Dr. R. Towers. Immediate Past President, Dr. Brian Woods.

Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Law The Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1971, enacted on 7th December 1971, has been on sale since June 30th. It is a serious matter that a statute which affects the rights of the public in such an important way should not be available to the public and the profession until more than six months after its date of enactment. The Society has made repeated representations to the Department of Justice and to the Stationery Office that the publication of statutes should not be held up until the Irish version is available. The cause of delay in the present instance is that the Act as already passed and printed in its English only version was not available on statute form until the Irish translation had been pre- pared. Sporting leases

applies to a lease granted in renewal of a lease which expired or was surrendered before 31st March 1931 and which if the 1958 Act were then in force would have been a building lease or proprietary lease. Subject to certain conditions such renewed or renewal lease is to be deemed to be a building lease within the meaning of the Act of 1958 and Section 10 of the 1958 Act is repealed. Important provision as to rights of lessees under certain expired leases Section 9 provides that where a lease expired within eight years before the passing of the Act and the lessee at that date is in possession of the land under a yearly tenancy or under a statutory tenancy or tenancy at will without having obtained a new tenancy from the lessor and no person was immediately before the passing of the Act entitled to be granted a reversionary lease the lessee shall during twelve months immediately after the passing of the Act (7th December 1971) have the same rights in relation to obtaining a reversionary lease as he would have had within fifteen years before the expiration of the expired lease if the 1971 Act had then been in force. Members are reminded that the rights of a tenant under this Section will expire on 6th December 1972. Assignment of leasehold interest Section 10 remedies an error which crept into Section 10 of the Rent Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1967, which imposed a restriction on the assignment of con- trolled dwellings without the consent of the lessor. The restriction is deemed never to have applied to a house which is occupied for the purposes of his own residence by a person who holds it under a lease for a term of more than twenty-one years. The foregoing is a necessarily incomplete summary of the provisions of the Act which will repay careful perusal by all members. - 2 2 6

These are dealt with under Sections 2 to 5 of the Act. A sporting lease is one which is held by a sports club complying with the conditions in Section 2 in- cluding inter alia the expenditure of money on the building of land. The time limits for an application are specified in Section 3 of the Act. Fixing of rent of a sporting lease Section 6 provides that a fair rent is to be determined by the Court which shall have regard to the general intention of the Act in regard to sports clubs which is the advancement of outdoor sports, games, recreations and the preservation of open spaces for the common good. The Court may take into account the rent or other sum previously paid for the property by the sports club and any covenants or conditions under which it was so paid and to the rent paid by other sports clubs in the same or comparable locality. The Landlord and Tenant (Reversionary Leases) Act, 1958, is to apply as if the term "reversionary lease" in the 1958 Act included a sporting lease. Leases deemed to be building leases This is dealt with by Section 8 of the Act which