Mr A and The Property Registration Authority (FOI Act 2014) [2017] IEIC 170021 (9 March 2017)

Mr A and The Property Registration Authority (FOI Act 2014) [2017] IEIC 170021 (9 March 2017)

Disclosure of the Instrument is prohibited by Rule 159 of the Land Registration Rules 2012 as the applicant is not the registered owner nor otherwise authorised; therefore, refusal under section 41(1)(a) of the FOI Act is justified.

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Citation
[2017] IEIC 170021
Parties
Applicant: Mr A; Respondent: The Property Registration Authority
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
09 March 2017
Procedural Posture
FOI Review / Final Decision
Outcome
request refused
Legal Topics
FOI Act 2014, Land Registration Rules 2012, Access to Public Records
Administrative Law Property Law Freedom of Information FOI Act 2014 Land Registration Rules 2012 Access to Public Records

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Parties

Mr A

Applicant

The Property Registration Authority

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether PRA was justified in refusing access to a specified Instrument under section 41 of the FOI Act due to prohibition by Land Registration Rules 2012

Ratio Decidendi

Disclosure of the Instrument is prohibited by Rule 159 of the Land Registration Rules 2012 as the applicant is not the registered owner nor otherwise authorised; therefore, refusal under section 41(1)(a) of the FOI Act is justified.

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

  • Decision of PRA affirmed; access to specified Instrument refused under section 41(1)(a) of FOI Act.