S.I. No. 56/1995:

LAND ACT, 1965 (ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES OF QUALIFIED PERSONS) REGULATIONS, 1995.

LAND ACT, 1965 (ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES OF QUALIFIED PERSONS) REGULATIONS, 1995.

I, IVAN YATES, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the power conferred on me by section 45 (1) (X) of the Land Act, 1965 (No. 2 of 1965), and the Lands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 28 of 1977 ), as adapted by the Agriculture and Fisheries (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 31 of 1977 ), the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 97 of 1987 ) and the Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993, ( S.I. No. 11 of 1993 ), hereby make the following Regulations:

1. ( a ) These Regulations may be cited as the Land Act, 1965 (Additional Categories of Qualified Persons) Regulations, 1995.

( b ) The Land Act, 1965 (Additional Category of Qualified Person) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 40 of 1970 ), the Land Act, 1965 (Additional Category of Qualified Persons) Regulations, 1972 ( S.I. No. 332 of 1972 ), the Land Act, 1965 (Additional Category of Qualified Person) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 144 of 1983 ), the Land Act, 1965 (Additional Category of Qualified Person) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 67 of 1994 ) and these Regulations may be cited together as the Land Act, 1965 (Additional Categories of Qualified Persons) Regulations, 1970 to 1995.

2. For the purpose of the definition of a "qualified person" in Section 45 of the Land Act, 1965 (No. 2 of 1965), the following categories are hereby declared to be additional categories, namely--

( a ) a person (other than a body corporate) whose principal place of residence is in a Member State of the European Communities or other European State which is a contracting party to the European Economic Area Agreement,

( b ) a body corporate incorporated in a Member State of the European Communities or other European State which is a contracting party to the European Economic Area Agreement and having its registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the territory of those States.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 16th day of February, 1995.

IVAN YATES, TD,

Minister for Agriculture, Food

and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations add to the list of qualified persons under Section 45 of the Land Act, 1965 , persons whose principal place of residence is in a Member State of the European Communities or other European State which is a contracting party to the European Economic Area Agreement and bodies corporate incorporated, having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business in those States.