Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003
Board of Foundation.
8. —(1) The members of the Foundation shall constitute its Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of 12 members.
(3) The Board shall include the Director General.
(4) The members of the Board (other than the Director General) shall, as soon as may be after the establishment day, be appointed by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance following consultation with the Minister for Education and Science.
(5) The Minister for Education and Science shall nominate a person for appointment to the Board.
(6) The Minister shall designate one member of the Board as the chairperson.
(7) The Minister shall designate one member of the Board as deputy chairperson who shall, in the absence of the chairperson, act as the chairperson.
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Functions under section transferred and references to “Minister for Education” and “Department of Education” construed (1.01.2021) by Science Foundation Ireland (Members of Board) (Transfer of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 587 of 2020), arts. 2 and 3, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
(2) References to the Department of Education contained in any Act or any instrument made under such Act and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) of this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Education by section 8 of the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 (No. 30 of 2003) are transferred to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
(2) References to the Minister for Education contained in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.