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BOUNDARY SURVEY (IRELAND) ACT 1857

BOUNDARY SURVEY (IRELAND) ACT 1857 - LONG TITLE

An Act to make further Provision for defining the Boundaries of
certain Denominations of Land in Ireland for public Purposes.{1}
[17th August 1857]
Preamble, which recites 1825 c.99 (Manors, etc., Ireland) and the
Boundary Survey (Ireland) Act 1854 (c.17) rep. by SLR 1892

BOUNDARY SURVEY (IRELAND) ACT 1857 - SECT 1
Boundary surveyor may alter the boundaries of lands erroneously
marked out, on application of owners.

1. When the boundary surveyor for the time being shall find that
the boundaries of any land have been erroneously marked out, laid
down, or described on the ordnance map of any county, he may make
such alteration therein as the circumstances of the case shall
require: Provided that the application be made to him for such
alteration by the owner or owners or reputed owners of such land
on each side of the boundary in question, accompanied by a plan
showing in detail the original boundaries so erroneously marked out,
and those which it is proposed and agreed upon by the said owners
to substitute for them.

BOUNDARY SURVEY (IRELAND) ACT 1857 - SECT 2
Boundary surveyor may define boundaries of land reclaimed from the
sea, &c.

2. Such boundary surveyor may define and mark out the boundaries of
any land that has been reclaimed from the sea, or a tidal river
or lake, and make of such land a new townland or townlands; and
such new townland or townlands shall be included in and form an
integral portion of the county, [county district] and parish within
which such townland or townlands are locally situate, or on which
they abut or with which they have the greatest length of common
boundary, as to such boundary surveyor shall seem fit: Provided
always, that nothing herein contained shall in any manner affect the
title of the Queen's Majesty, her heirs and successors, or assigns,
or of other the owner or owners thereof, to any land which has
been or may hereafter be so reclaimed as aforesaid.

S.3 rep. by 1898 c.37 s.110 sch.6 Pt.VI. S.4 rep. by SLR 1875

BOUNDARY SURVEY (IRELAND) ACT 1857 - SECT 5
1854 c.17 and this Act to be construed together, &c.

5. The Boundary Survey (Ireland) Act 1854, and this Act, shall be
construed together as one Act; and all such alterations of
boundaries hereby authorized to be made shall be subject to the
provisions of the Boundary Survey (Ireland) Act 1854 with respect to
appeals to quarter sessions and the final decision of the Lord
Lieutenant.