Church Temporalities Act 1860

Ecclesiastical Commissioners may serve Notices upon Sub-tenants applying for Purchase, and upon the immediate Tenant and any intervening Tenant.

XXV. It shall and may be lawful for the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners to serve Notice in Writing upon an Under-tenant making such Application as aforesaid, and upon the First or immediate Tenant through or under whom such Under-tenant shall hold as aforesaid, and also upon any other Tenant or Tenants intervening between the First or immediate Tenant and such Under-tenant applying to purchase the Fee Simple and Inheritance of the Lands and Premises held by him as aforesaid, requiring such Under-tenant and such intervening Tenant or Tenants respectively to furnish to the said Commissioners, or deliver at their Office in the City of Dublin, within a reasonable Time to be mentioned in such Notice, Copies of the respective Leases under which they hold, or such Extracts or Particulars therefrom as shall be specified or required by such Notice; and thereupon each such Tenant or Under-tenant having any such Lease or Copy thereof in his Custody, Power, or Procurement, shall and they are hereby required to furnish such Copies, Extracts, or Particulars as the Case may be, in pursuance of such Notice; and in case of any such Tenant or Under-tenant neglecting so to do for the Space of Two Months after the Time mentioned in such Notice, it shall be lawful for the Court of Queen’s Bench in Ireland to direct a Writ of Mandamus, or any other Writ that may be necessary, to any such Tenant or Under-tenant, to enforce Compliance with the said Notice, and compel the Production of such Copies, Extracts, or Particulars as aforesaid, and such Tenant or Under-tenant shall pay all the Costs and Expenses occurred by the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners in such Proceedings.