Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 1845 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the taking of Lands for Undertakings of a public Nature. Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Transfer Contract/agreement Dispute settlement Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act makes provision for compulsory purchase of private land by " promoters of the undertaking”, which shall mean the parties, whether company, undertakers, commissioners, trustees, corporations, or private persons, by a special Act empowered to execute an undertaking prescribed by such Act. It concerns, among other things: power to purchase lands by agreement, procedures for purchase, authority to sell and repurchase such lands, arbitration, etc. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie