Provisions) Bill. FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM. Subsection (3) of Clause 4 of this Bill confers on persons, who, within a limited time after the distribution of purchase money, establish claims undisclosed at the time of distribution, a right to be paid the value of their claims. The liability to make these payments will fall on the Land Commission and, so far as not recovered from other persons by proceedings under section six of the Northern Ireland Land Act, 1925, will be treated as part of the expenses of the Commission. It is, however, anticipated that the saving in the expenses of the Commission in the matter of the investigation of titles effected under Clause 4 will far more than counterbalance any such liability. Any expenses of the Land Commission under this subsection would, under the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, be deductible from the Northern Ireland residuary share of reserved taxes. (Miscellaneous Provisions). Α BILL ΤΟ Make miscellaneous amendments in the law E it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, 5 as follows: A.D. 1928. Court. 1. It is hereby declared that the reservation in Provisions section forty-seven of the Government of Ireland Act, as to the 1920 (in this Act referred to as "the principal Act") Supreme of matters relating to the Supreme Court of Northern 10 Ireland shall not preclude the Parliament of Northern Ireland from conferring on the rule-making authority power to make rules regulating procedure and distribution of business in the Supreme Court in regard to matters within the jurisdiction of that Parliament, or 15 from conferring on the Supreme Court jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from, and questions of law on cases stated for its opinion by, any inferior court or other tribunal, and power to direct any such court or tribunal to state such a case. 20 2.-(1) The restrictions contained in section four Explanation of the principal Act on the power of the Parliament of of restricNorthern Ireland to make laws shall not be construed tions in s. 4 of principal as preventing that Parliament making laws for the purpose of ensuring that live stock and agricultural 25 produce (or any class thereof) shall not be sent to Great Britain, the Isle of Man or the Irish Free State, Act. (Miscellaneous Provisions). A.D. 1928. except under such regulations as to standards of quality, inspection or compulsory insurance as may be made by or under the authority of that Parliament. (2) The said restrictions shall not extend, and shall be deemed never to have extended, so as to prevent the 5 Parliament of Northern Ireland making laws with respect to the construction, carrying out or alteration of any works on or under or over any part of the seashore whether or not vested in the Crown, or the carrying out of dredging operations, or the deposit or removal of 10 materials on or from any such seashore, if the consent of the Board of Trade (and, where the seashore comprises foreshore the management whereof is vested in the Commissioners of Crown Lands, also the consent of those Commissioners) has been obtained; and the recital in 15 an Act passed by that Parliament that any such consent has been obtained shall be sufficient evidence of the fact recited unless the contrary is proved; and the exercise of administrative powers by the Government of Northern Ireland in connection with such matters as aforesaid and 20 in relation to byelaws affecting the foreshore shall be subject to the like consent. In the case of an Act passed by the Parliament of Northern Ireland before the passing of this Act, the consent of the Board of Trade or Commissioners of 25 Crown Lands may be obtained after the passing of this Act, and may be signified by an order of the said Board or Commissioners. Where under the Landed Estates Court (Ireland) Act, 1858, or any Act amending that Act, or under the 30 Land Purchase Acts, an application is made for the sale or conveyance of or for a declaration of title as to any land in Northern Ireland, and the land includes any part of the foreshore or land immediately abutting thereon, or where an application is made to any depart- 35 ment of the Government of Northern Ireland, for any consent, approval, order, licence, loan or other matter which may, or for any purpose which may, affect the foreshore, or land immediately abutting thereon, notice of the application shall be given by the court or the 40 department concerned, to the Board of Trade and the Commissioners of Crown Lands. (3) The said restrictions shall not be construed as preventing the Parliament of Northern Ireland for the (Miscellaneous Provisions.) - purpose of the consolidation of a branch of the statute A.D. 1928. law whose general subject matter is within the powers of that Parliament, repealing and re-enacting any enactments of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 5 which form a part of that branch of the statute law, but relate to matters in respect of which the Parliament of Northern Ireland have not power to make laws. (4) Notwithstanding the said restrictions the Parliament of Northern Ireland shall be deemed always to 10 have had power to confer a right to take proceedings in a county court in Northern Ireland for the purpose of recovering any compensation in respect of an injury to a master, seaman, apprentice to the sea service, apprentice in the sea-fishing service, or pilot, to which 15 any person may be entitled under subsection (1) or subsection (3) of section thirty-five of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in any case in which if the injury had occurred before the establishment of the Parliament of 20 Northern Ireland proceedings could have been taken in a county court having jurisdiction in some county now forming part of Northern Ireland under section seven of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906, and the Rules of Court made under that Act. 25 (5) Where an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland provides for the imposition on any persons of an obligation to afford facilities to any Government department administering matters declared by the principal Act to be reserved matters or contains provisions 30 for the protection of any such Government department the said restrictions shall not extend and shall be deemed never to have extended so as to prevent the Parliament of Northern Ireland from prescribing the method of determining disputes with reference to such obligation 35 or protection. estates 3.-(1) Where His Majesty becomes, or has before Administra. the commencement of this Act become, entitled in right tion of of His Crown to any real or personal estate in Northern intestates Ireland of an intestate, the court shall on application devolving 40 being made on that behalf grant administration of that estate to a nominee of His Majesty, and if His Majesty Crown. is pleased in accordance with the Treasury Solicitor Act, 1876, by warrant under His Royal Sign Manual to nominate for that purpose the Treasury Solicitor, the on the |