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48 When the Land Commission have consented to the subdivision of a holding, they are enabled by Section 38 of the Land Act of 1896 to apportion the annuity and make an order discharging part of the holding from any further liability to pay the same.

Compulsory Registration of Lands sold under the Land Purchase Acts.

Lands sold under the Land Purchase Acts and vested in purchasing tenants subject to Land Purchase Annuities are, pursuant to the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, compulsorily registered in the Central and Local Offices of the Land Registry. There is a Local Office in each county in Ireland and a Central Office in the City of Dublin, which is also the Local Office as regards lands in the County of Dublin. When the holdings are vested in the purchasing tenants by the Land Commission, that Department furnishes to the Land Registry the necessary particulars for the registration of the lands, and these particulars are entered on the Registers, and the boundaries of the holdings are delineated on the Registry Maps. All subsequent dealings with the lands, such as Transfers, Charges, etc., must be registered. Lands acquired by Rural District Councils under the Labourers Acts are also compulsorily registered in the Land Registry.