PART I.

Preliminary and General.

1. — (1) This Act may be cited as the Landlord and Tenant (Reversionary Leases) Act, 1958.

(2) The Act of 1931 and this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Landlord and Tenant Acts, 1931 and 1958.

2. — In this Act—

“the Act of 1931” means the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1931 (No. 55 of 1931) ;

“building lessee” means the lessee under a building lease;

“immediate lessor” in relation to a lessee means the person for the time being entitled to the next superior interest in the land held by the lessee;

“improvement” in relation to buildings means any addition to or alteration of the buildings and includes any structure which is subsidiary or ancillary to the said buildings but does not include any alteration or reconstruction of the buildings so that they lose their original identity ;

“lease” means an instrument in writing, whether under or not under seal, containing a contract of tenancy in respect of any land in consideration of a rent or return and shall include a fee farm grant;

“lessee” shall, where the context so admits, be construed as including the executors, administrators and assigns of the lessee ;

“lessor” shall, where the context so admits, be construed as including the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of the lessor;

“proprietary lessee” means the lessee under a proprietary lease ;

“urban area” means an area which is either a county or other borough, an urban district, a town or a village.

3. — Part V of the Act of 1931 and the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1943 (No. 10 of 1943), are hereby repealed.