Irish Church Act 1869

28 Power to convey additional land to Church body.

Where any ecclesiastical residence is by order of the commissioners vested in the representative body of the said Church, the Commissioners may, on the application of the said body, by order vest a further portion of land in the said body; that is to say,

(1) In the case of a see house a quantity of land not exceeding thirty acres, being land usually occupied with the said see house;

(2) In the case of any other ecclesiastical residence a quantity of land not exceeding ten acres, being land usually occupied with the said ecclesiastical residence :

Provided always, that if the Commissioners shall be of opinion that for the convenient enjoyment of the said house or residence, or by reason of the severance which would otherwise take place, an additional quantity of land should be granted, they shall by order vest such additional land in the said body.

There shall be paid to the said Commissioners by the said representative body as the price of the land to be vested in them in pursuance of this section such sum as may be agreed upon or may be determined by

Any vesting order made by the Commissioners in pursuance of this section shall have annexed thereto a map accurately defining the land thereby vested.