Drainage (Ireland) Act 1846

Powers of Entry on Lands.

XLI. And be it enacted, That for the Purposes of the said recited Acts and this Act it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, or any Engineer, Workman, or other Person authorized by them, after Three Days previous Notice, to enter upon and into any Land for the Purpose of executing any Works by the said Acts or this Act authorized, or procuring any Materials therefrom, or doing any other Act, Matter, or Thing requisite, in the Opinion of the said Commissioners, for carrying fully into effect the Purposes of the said Acts and this Act, making such Compensation for the temporary or surface Damage done to said Land, or paying such Amount, in the Case of Purchase, for the Purchase of the same, in such Manner and subject to the like Provisions and Regulations relating to the same respectively (save as by this Act altered or varied) as by said first-recited Act is directed in Cases of Lands injured or required to be purchased: Provided always, that after the Service of such Notice as last aforesaid, and after having offered to any Proprietor or Proprietors and Occupier or Occupiers of any Lands such Sum of Money as the said Commissioners shall think reasonable, it shall and may be lawful for the said Commissioners, or the Engineers, Workmen, or Persons authorized by them as aforesaid, without further Delay, to enter into and upon such Lands, and proceed with such Works thereon, or use such Lands for any such Purposes as aforesaid, pending the Proceedings required under the Provisions of the said first-recited Act to be taken for determining the Amount of such Compensation or effecting such Purchase as aforesaid.