Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act, 1870

Advances charged on estate by way of annuity.

48. Every annuity created in favour of the Board in pursuance of this Act shall be a charge on the land subject thereto having priority over all existing and future estates, interests, and incumbrances, with the exception of quitrents and other charges incident to the tenure, to rentcharges in lieu of tithes, and any charges created under any Act authorizing advance of public money, or under any Act creating charges in respect of improvements on lands, and passed before this Act, with the exception also (in cases where the lands are subject to a fee-farm rent, or held under a lease reserving rent) of such fee-farm rent or rent reserved as aforesaid. The term during which every such annuity shall be payable shall be computed from the date of the advance in respect of which the same shall be charged, and every such annuity shall be payable in equal half-yearly payments on every first day of May and every first day of November during the said term of thirty-five years, with such apportionment, if any, as may be necessary in respect of the first and last of such payments.