30. Section 34 of the Act of 2005 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by—

(i) inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (dd):

“(de) in relation to accreditation—

(i) to carry out accreditation in accordance with—

(I) the powers and functions transferred to it by section 33A (inserted by section 29 of the Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014), and

(II) the Accreditation Regulation,

(ii) to establish such procedures for the operation of accreditation as it considers appropriate including procedures for monitoring, inspecting and auditing conformity assessment bodies, and

(iii) to make any arrangements that it considers appropriate for providing information and advice on matters relating to accreditation,”,

and

(ii) substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (k):

“(k) to comply with any directions in writing, whether general or particular, relating to its functions, other than those functions referred to in paragraph (de) (inserted by section 30 of the Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014), that the Minister may from time to time give to the Authority,”,

and

(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) The functions of the Authority referred to in paragraph (de) (inserted by section 30 of the Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014) of subsection (1) are delegated to the Accreditation Board and subject to this Act, shall be performed on behalf of the Authority by the Accreditation Board.”.