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Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1957

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This law extends the Rent Restrictions Act of 1946 and allows landlords to increase rent for certain repairs made in 1957 and 1958.

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Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1957 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge LĂ©im go dtĂ­ an t-ĂĄbhar SĂ©anadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General TĂĄirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris OifigiĂșil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile ReachtaĂ­ocht Achtanna an Oireachtais IonstraimĂ­ ReachtĂșla ReachtaĂ­ocht RĂ©amh-1922 Bunreacht AcmhainnĂ­ Seachtracha BillĂ­ (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris OifigiĂșil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An CoimisiĂșn um AthchĂłiriĂș an DlĂ­) Liosta Rangaithe ReachtaĂ­ochta AistriĂșchĂĄin (achtanna.ie) AistriĂșchĂĄin (Tithe an Oireachtais) FoilseachĂĄin Rialtais ar DĂ­ol DlĂ­ AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) SĂ©anadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nĂł blianta nĂł raon TypeCineĂĄl All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1957 Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1957 Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1957 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de rĂ©ir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht IomlĂĄn Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRĂ­ arna ndĂ©anamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontĂĄil an tAcht IomlĂĄn Number 22 of 1957. RENT RESTRICTIONS (CONTINUANCE AND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1957. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Continuance of Act of 1946. 2. Lawful addition for certain repairs by landlord. 3. Short title, collective citation and construction. Acts Referred to Rent Restrictions Act, 1946 No. 4 of 1946 Rent Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1949 No. 24 of 1949 Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1950 No. 28 of 1950 Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1952 No. 20 of 1952 Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1953 No. 34 of 1953 Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1954 No. 34 of 1954 Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1955 No. 24 of 1955 Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1956 No. 43 of 1956 Number 22 of 1957. RENT RESTRICTIONS (CONTINUANCE AND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1957. AN ACT TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION THE RENT RESTRICTIONS ACT, 1946 , AND TO PROVIDE, DURING ITS CONTINUANCE, FOR LAWFUL ADDITIONS ANALOGOUS TO THOSE UNDER SECTION 11, SUBSECTION (2), PARAGRAPH (g), AND UNDER SECTION 17, SUBSECTION (2), PARAGRAPH (e) OF THAT ACT, AS MODIFIED BY THE RENT RESTRICTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1949 . [12th December, 1957.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Continuance of Act of 1946. 1.—The Rent Restrictions Act, 1946 (No. 4 of 1946), shall continue in operation until the 31st day of December, 1958. Lawful addition for certain repairs by landlord. 2.—(1) Where the landlord, during the period comprising the two years 1957 and 1958, expends an amount in excess of two-thirds of the basic rent of controlled premises on putting the premises into a reasonable state of repair, a sum calculated in accordance with the scale set out in the Schedule to the Rent Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1949 (No. 24 of 1949), shall be a lawful addition to the basic rent of the premises. (2) Accordingly, the Rent Restrictions Act, 1946 (No. 4 of 1946), as amended by the Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1950 (No. 28 of 1950), the Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1952 (No. 20 of 1952), the Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1953 (No. 34 of 1953), the Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1954 (No. 34 of 1954), the Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1955 (No. 24 of 1955), and the Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1956 (No. 43 of 1956), is hereby further amended by the insertion, in paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 11 and in paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 17, of “or 1957 and 1958” immediately after “1956 and 1957”. Short title, collective citation and construction. 3.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment) Act, 1957. (2) The Rent Restrictions Acts, 1946 to 1956, and this Act may be cited together as the Rent Restrictions Acts, 1946 to 1957. (3) The Rent Restrictions Acts, 1946 to 1956, and this Act shall be construed together as one Act. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License RĂĄiteas PrĂ­obhĂĄideachais Inrochtaineacht AitheantĂłir Eorpach ReachtaĂ­ochta (ELI) CeadĂșnas SonraĂ­ Oscailte Liosta FianĂĄn © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. AtĂĄirgtear ĂĄbhar faoi ChĂłipcheart le cead Ăł Thithe an Oireachtais

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