sation shall apply to the determination of any question which, under sub-section (11) of section seven or section seventeen of 1 & 2 Geo. 5, (b) "High Court means either division of the Court of Session; arbitrator tude. (2) This Act shall apply to Ireland subject to the following modification : Nothing in this Act shall affect the determination of the price or tion. 12.-(1) This Act may be cited as the Acquisition of Land (Assess- Short title, ment of Compensation) Act, 1919, and shall come into operation on the commencement first day of September nineteen hundred and nineteen, but shall not apply and interpreta to the determination of any question where before that date the appointment of an arbitration, valuation, or other tribunal to determine the question has been completed, or a jury has been empanelled for the purpose. (2) For the purposes of this Act, the expression "land includes water and any interests in land or water and any easement or right in, to, or over land or water, and "public authority means any body of persons, not trading for profit, authorised by or under any Act to carry on a railway, canal, dock, water or other public undertaking. INDEX. PAGE ACCOUNTS- separate accounts to be kept by local authority of receipts and expenditure under Part III. of Housing ACQUISITION OF LAND- compulsory purchase [see Compulsory Purchase]. local authority may acquire land in advance for 56 local authority may acquire houses suitable for 57 powers and purposes of local authority in, for houses 58 local authority may acquire by agreement only, or contract for lease of, dwelling-houses suitable 59 59 local authority may, with consent of Board, acquire trustees of dwellings for working classes may sell, any trading company, society, or association may (1) common or open space, - 64 65-66 169 66 69 100 101, 271 102 (2) land near royal palaces or parks, |