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GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836

GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836 - LONG TITLE

An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the
Presentment of Public Money by Grand Juries in Ireland.{1}
[20th August 1836]
Preamble rep. by SLR 1890Interpretation.

GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836 - SECT 3
>S.1 rep. by 1972 c.9 (NI) s.149 sch.9. S.2 rep. by SLR 1874

3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, ...
expressions have the same meaning as in the Act; and words
importing the masculine gender include females, and words in the
singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the
singular.

Ss.467 rep. by SLR 1874; 1877 c.27 s.10 sch.1; 1898 c.37 s.110(2)
sch.6 Pt.I; 1930 c.2 (NI) s.1; 1954 c.11 (NI) ss.1(1), 3 sch.; SLR
(NI) 1954; 1959 c.15 (NI) s.38 sch.; 1959 c.25 (NI) s.154(3) sch.5;
1964 c.14 (NI) s.18 sch.; 1968 c.10 (NI) s.11 sch.; 1969 c.15 (NI)
s.4(2) sch.; 1970 c.1 (NI) s.36 sch.6; 1972 c.9 (NI) s.149 sch.9;
1972 NI 16 art.63(3) sch.19; SRO (NI) 1973/285; 1980 NI 11
art.64(2) sch.9

GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836 - SECT 68
Piers or quays to become public property.

68. Every pier or quay which has been built or enlarged in
pursuance of a presentment of any grand jury, or may hereafter be
built or enlarged in pursuance of a resolution of any county
council upon any navigable lake or river or on the sea coast,
pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act, shall be
deemed and become public property.

Ss.6986 rep. by 1898 c.37 s.110(2) sch.6 Pt.I; 1948 c.3 (NI) s.83
sch.10 Pt.II; 1948 c.28 (NI) s.43(2) sch.7; 1954 c.9 (NI) s.29
sch.7; 1968 c.29 (NI) s.35(3) sch.5 Pt.I; 1972 c.9 (NI) s.149 sch.9

GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836 - SECT 87
Penalty for giving or promising any money, &c., to obtain the
appointment to any office or employment under this Act.

87. If any person shall, by himself, his friends or agents,
directly or indirectly give or promise to give any money, or any
security for money, or other consideration, to any person or persons
in order to procure the appointment to the office of ... [chief
clerk] ..., or any other office or employment in this Act
mentioned, or in order to procure the resignation of any person or
persons holding such office, or in order to influence the votes of
the persons who may have the appointment to such office, he shall
be incapable of holding any such office or employment, and shall
forfeit for every such offence a sum of one hundred pounds to any
person who will sue for the same, and such sum may be recovered
by civil bill, or by action in the High Court.

Ss.88116 rep. by 1846 c.37; 1864 c.17 s.6; SLR 1874; SLR 1891;
1898 c.37 s.110(2) sch.6 Pt.I; 1934 c.22 (NI) s.41; 1954 c.9 (NI)
s.29 sch.7; SLR (NI) 1954; 1968 c.9 (NI) s.13 sch.2; 1968 c.10
(NI) s.11 sch.; 1972 c.9 (NI) s.149 sch.9; 1972 NI 16 art.63(3)
sch.19; SLR 1976

GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836 - SECT 117
Expenses of suing treasurers and contractors, &c.

117. It shall be lawful for any county council to resolve that
there shall be levied ... such sum or sums of money as may be
necessary or shall have been expended for or in suing any treasurer
or collector of any public money, or any of their sureties,
executors, or administrators, for any misconduct, breach of duty, or
nonpayment, or for recovering any public money from any treasurer,
or collector, or their sureties, executors, or administrators, or for
suing any contractor under this Act or under any Order in Council
under the Act, his sureties, executors or administrators, for any
breach of contract; provided that no such resolution shall be
passed, unless, together with the notice of the application for such
payment there shall have been laid before a quarterly meeting of
the proposal committee to whom such application shall be referred a
bill duly taxed and certified by the proper taxing officer of the
costs incurred for any of the purposes aforesaid for which such
application shall be made, nor unless it shall be proved that such
costs could not be recovered from the person sued, or any other
person liable to pay the same, and that the proceeding was
instituted by the direction of a county council.

Ss.118166 rep. by 1873 c.51 s.3; SLR 1874; 1877 c.27 s.10 sch.1;
SLR 1891; SLR 1898 c.37 s.110(2) sch.6 Pt.I; SLR (NI) 1954; 1956
c.19 (NI) s.1(2) sch.; 1962 c.12 (NI) s.25(4); 1968 c.9 (NI) s.13
sch.2; 1969 c.30 (NI) s.132 sch.6; 1972 c.9 (NI) s.149 sch.9; 1972
NI 16 art.63(3) sch.19; SRO (NI) 1973/285; 1980 NI 11 art.64(2)
sch.9

GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836 - SECT 168
Proceedings for breach of contract before county court judge under
certain amount.

168. ...; and whenever the amount of any such contract, or the sum
for which any such recognizance shall be conditioned, or the sum
sought to be recovered by virtue of such recognizance or contract,
shall not exceed the sum of [#2,000], it shall be lawful to
proceed against any such contractor or his sureties for such sum,
or for damages for the breach of any such contract, by civil bill
before the county court judge ....

Ss.169173 rep. by SLR 1874; SLR 1891; SLR (NI) 1954; 1968 c.28
(NI) s.16 sch.4; SLR 1973; SLR 1980

GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836 - SECT 174
Money to be the present currency.

174. The several sums of money in this Act mentioned shall be
deemed to be the present lawful money of Great Britain and Ireland;
and ... no notice, recognizance, warrant, resolution, or other
proceeding or matter whatsoever served, made, taken, passed or had
under this Act shall be impeached on any technical or formal
grounds, or for any informality, provided it shall be in substance
conformable to the provisions of this Act.

Ss.175177 rep. by 1898 c.37 s.110(2) sch.6 Pt.I. Ss.178180 rep. by
SLR (NI) 1954. Ss.181184 rep. by SLR 1874

GRAND JURY (IRELAND) ACT 1836 - SECT 185
Act to extend only to Ireland.

185. This Act shall extend only to Ireland.

S.186 rep. by SLR 1874

Schedule (R) rep. by SLR (NI) 1954. Schedule (S) rep. by 1954 c.9
(NI) s.29 sch.7; 1972 c.9 (NI) s.149 sch.9; SLR 1976. Schedules
(T), (X), (Y), (Z) rep. by 1898 c.37 s.110(2) sch.6 Pt.I






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