Question 1

What does the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 do?

Accepted Answer

Repeals sections 33-39 of the 2009 Act, removing the 30 November 2021 deadline for registering prescriptive easements and profits à prendre under new legal rules. Claims after the Bill's enactment will be decided under pre-2009 judge-made law ('doctrine of lost modern grant'), reverting from mandatory to optional registration with the Property Registration Authority. Longer prescription periods (30 years for State land, 60 years for foreshore) still apply to claims against State-owned land, while pending applications remain unaffected by these changes.

Question 2

What stage is the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 at?

Accepted Answer

As of 11 Sep 2024, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 is at Enacted. Once a bill passes every stage in both Houses of the Oireachtas and is signed by the President, it becomes law.

Question 3

Who introduced the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021?

Accepted Answer

The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 was sponsored by Minister for Justice, and was introduced on 5 Nov 2021.

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