Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003

Number 30 of 2003

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 15 September 2021

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003. 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 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), enacted 23 July 2021, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Appointment of Special Adviser (Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 479 of 2021), made 15 September 2021, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 30 of 2003


INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 15 September 2021


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title, collective citation and commencement.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Establishment day.

4.

Expenses.

5.

Regulations.

PART 2

Science Foundation Ireland

6.

Establishment of Foundation.

7.

Functions of Foundation.

7A.

Disbursement of certain funds.

7B.

International cooperation.

8.

Board of Foundation.

9.

Membership of Board.

10.

Chairperson of Board.

11.

Meetings of Board.

12.

Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority.

13.

Director General.

14.

Attendance by Director General at Dáil Éireann committee.

15.

Committees.

16.

Disclosure of interests.

17.

Disclosure of information.

18.

Seal of Foundation.

19.

Staff of Foundation.(Repealed)

20.

Secondment of staff of Forfás.(Repealed)

21.

Superannuation.(Repealed)

22.

Consultants and advisers.

23.

Strategic plans and work programmes.

24.

Annual reports and accounts.

25.

Information to Minister and Forfás.

26.

Premises of Foundation.

27.

Transfer of rights and liabilities to Foundation.

PART 3

Amendment of Industrial Development Acts 1986 to 1998 and Shannon Free Airport Development Company Acts 1959 to 1998

28.

Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1986.

29.

Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1986.

30.

Amendment of section 28 of Act of 1986.

31.

Amendment of section 29 of Act of 1986.

32.

Amendment of section 31 of Act of 1986.

33.

Amendment of section 34 of Act of 1986.

34.

Amendment of Shannon Free Airport Development Company (Amendment) Act 1986.

35.

Amendment of Act of 1993.

36.

Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1995.

37.

Amendment of Act of 1998.


Acts Referred to

Companies Acts 1963 to 2001

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993

1993, No. 8

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

1997, No. 2

Finance Act 1895

58 & 59 Vic., c. 16

Finance Act 1999

1999, No. 2

Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998

1998, No. 34

Industrial Development Act 1986

1986, No. 9

Industrial Development Act 1993

1993, No. 19

Industrial Development Act 1995

1995, No. 28

Industrial Development Acts 1986 to 1998

Shannon Free Airport Development Company (Amendment) Act 1986

1986, No. 20

Shannon Free Airport Development Limited Acts 1959 to 1998


Number 30 of 2003


INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 15 September 2021


AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND ENTERPRISE AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO ESTABLISH A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND OR, IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE AS FONDÚIREACHT EOLAÍOCHTA ÉIREANN, TO DESIGNATE FUNCTIONS, TO AMEND THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTS 1986 TO 1998, THE SHANNON FREE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (AMENDMENT) ACT 1986 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [14th July, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: