Irish Church Act 1869

18 Compensation to lay patrons.

The Commissioners shall, as soon as may be after the passing of this Act, ascertain and by order declare the amount of compensation which ought to be paid to any person or body corporate who or which shall within three years therefrom make application in writing to this effect for or in respect of any advowson, right of presentation or nomination to any benefice or cathedral preferment, vested in or belonging to such person or body corporate, and affected by the provisions of this Act, and shall by and out of any monies for the time being in their hands pay to such person or body corporate the amount of such compensation so ascertained and declared as aforesaid; but Her Majesty shall not, nor shall any corporation, sole or aggregate, dissolved by this Act, nor shall any trustees, officers, or persons acting in a public capacity, be entitled to compensation for or in respect of any advowson, right of presentation or nomination to any benefice or cathedral preferment vested in or belonging to Her Majesty or such corporation, trustees, officers, or persons : Provided always, that where any person would, but for the provisions of the statutes affecting Roman Catholics in reference to conformity to the Established Church, have had at the passing of this Act any such advowson or right of presentation vested in him, he shall be entitled to compensation for such advowson or right of presentation in the same manner as if the same were then actually vested in such person.