Laws to extend period during which rights of way must be registered

LEGISLATION now going through the Oireachtas will extend the three-year period during which existing rights of way must be registered to 12 years — from December 2012 to December 2021.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has also been explaining how registration of rights of way will be simplified in Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.

Speaking in the Seanad on the second stage of the bill, he said the legislation will permit the Property Registration Authority to register the rights concerned, without a court order, in cases where there is no disagreement between the parties concerning entitlement to the right concerned.