Industrial Development Act 1986

Number 9 of 1986

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT 1986

REVISED

Updated to 7 January 2020

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Industrial Development Act 1986. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 (53/2019), enacted 26 December 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Industrial Development (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 62 of 2020), made 10 March 2020, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 9 of 1986

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT 1986

REVISED

Updated to 7 January 2020

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Service industry.
4.	Designated areas.
5.	Remission of rates.
6.	Triennial review of national industrial performance (Repealed).
7.	Orders.
8.	Expenses.
9.	Repeals.

PART II

Industrial Development Authority

10.	The Industrial Development Authority.
11.	Functions of the Authority.
12.	Delegation of functions.
13.	Directives to the Authority.
14.	Grants to the Authority.
15.	Maximum amount of grants, payments and guarantees by the Authority.
16.	Provision of sites and services by the Authority.
16A.	Land not immediately required for purpose of section 16.
16B.	Sale, lease or disposal of land in accordance with section 16.
16C.	Exercise of compulsory powers.
16D.	Functions of Bord Pleanála.
17.	Exemption from stamp duty.
18.	Authority's power to accept gifts.
19.	Temporary borrowing.
20.	Authority's power to engage consultants and advisers.

PART III

Industrial Incentives

21.	Authority's general grant-making powers.
22.	Grants for fixed assets leased.
23.	Grants towards reduction of interest.
24.	Guarantee of loans.
25.	Employment grants.
26.	Guarantee of loans and interest subsidy for restructuring industry.
27.	Guarantee of loans and interest subsidy for enterprise development.
28.	Training grants.
29.	Research grants.
30.	Technology acquisition grants.
31.	Research grants.
32.	Grants to secure reduction of factory rents.
33.	Percentage limits on aggregate of certain grants.
34.	Aggregate limits on investment aid.
35.	Government's power in regard to industrial incentives.
36.	Authority's powers to value assets, etc.
37.	Contravention of term or condition attached to grant or other payment.

PART IV

Members and Staff

38.	Remuneration etc. of members of Authority (Repealed).
39.	Staff of Authority (Repealed).
40.	Membership of Houses of Oireachtas or Assembly of European Communities (Repealed).
41.	Superannuation of staff.
42.	Disclosure of documents.
43.	Disclosure of information.

FIRST SCHEDULE (Repealed)

The Industrial Development Authority

SECOND SCHEDULE

Provisions Relating to Exercise of Powers of Authority

THIRD SCHEDULE

Designated Areas

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

Acts Referred to
Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919	9 and 10 Geo. 5, c. 57
Companies Act, 1963	1963, No. 33
European Assembly Elections Act, 1977	1977, No. 30
European Assembly Elections Act, 1984	1984, No. 6
Industrial Development Act, 1969	1969, No. 32
Industrial Development Act, 1977	1977, No. 37
Industrial Development (No. 2) Act, 1981	1981, No. 14
Industrial Grants (Amendment) Act, 1966	1966, No. 16
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845	8 and 9 Vict., c. 18
Local Government Act, 1941	1941, No. 23
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1956	1956, No. 21
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Act, 1959	1959, No. 36
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (Amendment) Act, 1970	1970, No. 9
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (Amendment) Act, 1983	1983, No. 12
Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963	1963, No. 24
Transport Act, 1944	1944, No. 21
Undeveloped Areas Act, 1952	1952, No. 1

Number 9 of 1986

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT 1986

REVISED

Updated to 7 January 2020

AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE WITH AMENDMENTS THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 1950, THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTS, 1969 TO 1981, THE UNDEVELOPED AREAS ACTS, 1952 TO 1969, AND THE INDUSTRIAL GRANTS ACTS, 1959 TO 1969, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [6th May, 1986]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

Previous affecting provision: functions and powers of the Industrial Development Authority conferred on it by Part III assigned to Forbairt or IDA and term “the Authority” construed (6.07.1993) by Industrial Development Act 1993 (19/1993), s. 9, commenced on enactment; ceased to have effect (1.08.2014) by Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act 2014 (13/2014), s. 18(6), commenced as per subs. (8) and S.I. No. 341 of 2014.

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