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EVICTION (IRELAND) ACT 1848
EVICTION (IRELAND) ACT 1848 - LONG TITLE
An Act for the Protection and Relief of the destitute Poor evicted
from their Dwellings in Ireland.{1}
[14th August 1848]
Preamble.
Ss.1, 2 rep. by 1969 c.30 (NI) s.132 sch.6. S.3 rep. by 1963 c.5
(NI) s.2; 1969 c.30 (NI) s.132 sch.6. S.4 rep. by 1948 c.3 (NI)
s.83 sch.10 Pt.I; 1949 c.1 (NI) s.34(4) sch.2 Pt.II; 1950 c.5 (NI)
s.141(1). Ss.5, 6 rep. by 1969 c.30 (NI) s.132 sch.6
EVICTION (IRELAND) ACT 1848 - SECT 7
The unroofing, &c. of dwellings, for the purpose of expelling the
occupier, to be a misdemeanor.
7. Whosoever, with intent to dispossess any person actually dwelling
in a house or other building used as a dwelling house (whether
such person shall be so dwelling under a continuing tenancy or
holding over after the expiration thereof, or otherwise), shall,
except so far as may be necessary to enable [any member of the
Enforcement of Judgments Office duly authorised in that behalf] to
effect an entrance thereto, pull down, demolish, or unroof, in whole
or in part, or cause to be pulled down, demolished, or unroofed,
in whole or in part, such dwelling house or building used as a
dwelling house, whilst such person or any of his family shall be
actually within the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ss.8, 9 rep. by 1969 c.30 (NI) s.132 sch.6. S.10 rep. by SLR 1875