asked the Minister for Lands if he will give details of the unified purchase system which supersedes the preliminary and S. and P. system; and whether a corresponding change has been made in regard to resumption cases.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unified Purchase System.
These procedural changes relate to the period preceding the commissioners' decision as to whether, or not, to negotiate for purchase or institute acquisition proceedings. Under the old system, both voluntary and compulsory subjects generally underwent the same two successive report stages, viz., (1) preliminary and (2) suitability and price. That system involved two visits by the reporting inspector. A detailed valuation of the lands was invariably made at the suitability and price stage, although further progress may not have been indicated.
Under the new system, voluntary and compulsory subjects receive distinct treatment, there being only one report stage, viz., purchase/acquisition.
This new arrangement generally involves only one visit by the reporting inspector, compared with two visits previously. A detailed valuation of the lands is omitted, unless there are indications that further progress, towards purchase, is feasible. Obviously, the new system has decided advantages from the standpoint of efficiency.
Resumption cases are governed by different legal provisions. The inspection procedure affecting them is under examination.