Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014
Transfer of functions to Enterprise Ireland and IDA
18. (1) The functions specified in the Schedule are transferred to Enterprise Ireland and IDA.
(2) The functions transferred under subsection (1) may be performed—
(a) by either Enterprise Ireland or IDA, or
(b) jointly by both Enterprise Ireland and IDA.
(3) The functions specified in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 8 of the Act of 1987 are transferred to IDA.
(4) A function transferred under subsection (1) shall be performed by Enterprise Ireland or IDA, or both, as the case may be, in accordance with such directions (if any) as may be issued by the Minister from time to time.
(5) A function transferred under subsection (3) shall be performed by IDA in accordance with such directions (if any) as may be issued by the Minister from time to time.
(6) Any assignment of powers and functions under section 9 of the Act of 1993 to Enterprise Ireland or IDA in force immediately before the coming into operation of this section shall cease to have effect on that coming into operation.
(7) Subsection (3) of section 3 of the Act of 1995 is repealed.
(8) This section shall come into operation on the dissolution day.
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Application of subss. (1), (2) restricted by Industrial Development Act 1986 (9/1986), s. 14(4), as inserted (19.09.2018) by Industrial Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (19/2018), s. 3(c), S.I. No. 361 of 2018.
Provision of sites and services by the Authority.
16.—(1) For the purpose of providing or facilitating the provision of sites or premises for the establishment, development or maintenance of an industrial undertaking [IDA, in furtherance of its functions (whether conferred by or under this Act or any other enactment), may, subject to sections 16A, 16B and 16C]—
(a) acquire any land either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily;
(b) acquire (either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily) any easement, way-leave, water-right or other right whatsoever over or in respect of any land or water;
(c) terminate, restrict or otherwise interfere with (either permanently ortemporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily) any easement, way-leave, waterright or other right whatsoever over or in respect of any land or water;
(d) construct, adapt and maintain buildings and other works;
(e) provide services and facilities in connection with land;
(f) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of land vested in it;
(g) make grants to aid persons to—
(i) acquire land,
(ii) construct and adapt buildings and other works, and
(iii) provide services and facilities in connection with land;
(h) do any act or thing which may be necessary for or incidental to the doing of anything which the Authority is by the preceding paragraphs [authorised to do.]
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(2) The provisions of the Second Schedule shall apply to the exercise by [IDA] of its powers under this section.
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[(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of section 18 of the Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014, and the Schedule to that Act, the functions conferred by this section shall be performable by IDA only.]