HC Deb 12 December 1919 vol 122 cc1875-6

(1) When a holding has been vested in any such man as aforesaid under the special powers conferred by Section one of this Act— (a) the holding shall not be transferred, subdivided, or let by him without the consent of the Land Commission;

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND (Mr. Denis Henry)

I beg to move, at the end of Sub-section (I, a), to insert the words and every attempted transfer, sub-division, or letting in contravention of this provision shall be void and on any such contravention the holding shall, at the option of the Land Commission, revert in the Land Commission. This is really the result of an agreement between the hon. Member for East Donegal and myself in Committee. It is merely to safeguard the State against any attempt to transfer land by a soldier or sailor who has received a State allotment and to provide that if he attempts to transfer a holding which he has received from the State it should be forfeited to the Land Commission. It is obvious that it would be an absurdity to settle a soldier or sailor on the land and to learn the next day that he had sold file holding

Amendment agreed to.