Uimhir 13 de 1981

AN tACHT UM FHORBAIRT TIONSCAIL, 1981

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Mínithe.

1.—San Acht seo—

ciallaíonn “Acht 1975” an tAcht um Fhorbairt Tionscail (Uimh. 2), 1975;

ciallaíonn “Acht 1977” an tAcht um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1977;

ciallaíonn “Acht 1978” an tAcht um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1978;

ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1969.

Deontais agus ráthaíochtaí iasachtaí.

2.—(1) Cuirtear na fo-ailt seo a leanas in ionad fho-ailt (2) (a) agus (3) (a) d'alt 17 den Phríomh-Acht (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978):

“(2) (a) Ní rachaidh comhiomlán na ndeontas ón Údarás faoin Acht um Dheontais Tionscail, 1956, agus na ndeontas (seachas deontais faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1952) ón bhForas Tionscal agus ón Aire faoi na hAchtanna um Limistéir Neamhfhorbartha, 1952 go 1969, agus faoi na hAchtanna um Dheontais Tionscail, 1959 go 1969, agus ón Údarás faoin Acht seo, agus na n-íocaíochtaí ón bhForas Tionscal agus ón Aire ar scór ráthaíochtaí a thug an Foras Tionscal agus an tAire faoin Acht um Dheontais Tionscail, 1959, agus na n-íocaíochtaí ón bhForas Tionscal nó ón Údarás faoi alt 4 d'Acht 1966, agus na n-íocaíochtaí ón Údarás faoi alt 15 den Acht seo, agus na scaireanna a cheannóidh nó a thógfaidh an tÚdarás faoi alt 44 den Acht seo, agus na ndeontas ón Údarás faoi alt 2 nó 3 den Acht um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1977, thar £1,500,000,000.

(3) (a) Ní rachaidh comhiomlán na ndeontas faoi alt 12 d'Acht 1952, faoi alt 3 den Acht um Dheontais Tionscail, 1956, agus faoi fho-alt (1) (b) den alt seo (gan aon mhéideanna a áireamh a theastóidh ón Údarás le go bhféadfaidh sé freastal dá oibleagáidí agus dá dhliteanais de bharr ráthaíochtaí faoi alt 37 den Acht seo nó faoi alt 2 nó 3 den Acht um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1977) thar £1,500,000,000.”.

(2) Cuirtear an mhír seo a leanas in ionad mhír (b) d'alt 17 (2) den Phríomh-Acht (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977):

“(b) Ní rachaidh comhiomlán an airgid a bheidh ráthaithe i leith príomhshuime ag an Údarás faoi alt 37 den Acht seo nó faoi alt 2 nó 3 den Acht um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1977, agus a bheidh gan aisíoc, agus na n-íocaíochtaí ón Údarás i leith príomhshuime ar scór ráthaíochtaí faoi aon cheann de na hailt sin, thar £125,000,000 tráth ar bith.”.

(3) Cuirtear an mhír seo a leanas in ionad mhír (b) d'alt 17 (3) den Phríomh-Acht (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977):

“(b) Ní rachaidh comhiomlán na ndeontas a thabharfaidh an tAire don Údarás le go bhféadfaidh an tÚdarás freastal dá oibleagáidí nó dá dhliteanais de bharr ráthaíochtaí faoi alt 37 den Acht seo nó faoi alt 2 nó 3 den Acht um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1977, i leith príomhshuime thar £125,000,000.”.

Méid uasta deontas áirithe.

3.—Cuirtear an t-alt seo a leanas in ionad alt 42 den Phríomh-Acht (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978):

“42. (1) Ní rachaidh an méid iomlán airgid a dheonófar faoi alt nó ailt acu seo a leanas den Acht seo, is é sin, ailt 33, 34, 35 agus 46, do ghnóthas tionscail áirithe nó ina leith thar £2,500,000.

(2) D'ainneoin aon ní san alt seo féadfaidh an Rialtas, maidir le gnóthas tionscail áirithe, a cheadú deontas nó deontais is mó ná £2,500,000 a thabhairt faoi cheann amháin nó níos mó de na hailt dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (1) den alt seo, ar choinníoll nach rachfar in aon chás ar leith den sórt sin thar na teorainneacha céatadáin a shonraítear in ailt 33 (2), 34 (2), 35 (2) agus 35 (4) den Acht seo (de réir mar is iomchuí).”.

Deontais oiliúna.

4.—Cuirtear an fo-alt seo a leanas in ionad fho-alt (4) d'alt 39 den Phríomh-Acht (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978):

“(4) Ní dhéanfaidh an tÚdarás, gan cead roimh ré ón Rialtas, deontas oiliúna ná deontais oiliúna is mó san iomlán ná £2,000,000 a thabhairt i leith gnóthais áirithe.”.

Iasachtaí do ghnóthais tionscail a ráthú.

5.—Cuirtear an fo-alt seo a leanas in ionad fho-alt (5) d'alt 37 den Phríomh-Acht (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1975):

“(5) Ní thabharfaidh an tÚdarás, gan cead roimh ré ón Rialtas, ráthaíocht faoin alt seo, maidir le gnóthas tionscail áirithe, go n-aisíocfar thar £750,000 príomhshuime.”.

Iasachtaí le haghaidh athchóirithe tionscail a ráthú.

6.—Cuirtear an fo-alt seo a leanas in ionad fho-alt (2) d'alt 2 d'Acht 1977:

“(2) Ní thabharfaidh an tÚdarás, gan cead roimh ré ón Rialtas, ráthaíocht i leith airgead a gheofar ar iasacht i ndáil le fáil nó le cónascadh dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (1) den alt seo i gcás ar mó ná £750,000 méid comhiomlán phríomhshuim aon airgid is ábhar don ráthaíocht.”.

Iasachtaí a ráthú agus fóirdheontas úis le haghaidh forbartha fiontair.

7.—Cuirtear an fo-alt seo a leanas in ionad fho-alt (2) d'alt 3 d'Acht 1977:

“(2) Ní dhéanfaidh an tÚdarás, gan cead roimh ré ón Rialtas, ráthaíocht a thabhairt i leith airgead a gheofar ar iasacht i ndáil le caipiteal oibre do ghnóthas dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (1) den alt seo, ná deontas a thabhairt chun laghdú ar an ús is iníoctha ar iasacht a fuarthas chun caipiteal oibre a sholáthar do ghnóthas den sórt sin, i gcás ar mó san iomlán ná £300,000 méid phríomhshuim aon airgid is ábhar don ráthaíocht agus méid an deontais is iníoctha chun laghdú ar an ús.”.

Deontais taighde.

8.—Cuirtear na míreanna seo a leanas in ionad mhíreanna (a) agus (b) d'alt 40 (4) den Phríomh-Acht (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977):

“(a) Faoi réir mhír (b), ní rachaidh méid deontais taighde thar 50 faoin gcéad de chostais cheadaithe an tionscadail iomchuí nó £250,000, cibé suim acu is lú.

(b) Féadfaidh méid deontais taighde dul, le ceadú an Rialtais i gcás áirithe, thar £250,000 de cibé suim a shonróidh an Rialtas sa chás sin ach sin ar choinníoll nach rachfar thar an teorainn chéatadáin a shonraítear i mír (a) den fho-alt seo.”.

Cumhacht chun scaireanna i ngnóthais tionscail áirithe a cheannach.

9.—Cuirtear an fo-alt seo a leanas in ionad alt 44 (4) den Phríomh-Acht (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977):

“(4) Ní chaithfidh an tÚdarás, gan cead roimh ré ón Rialtas, thar £1,500,000 ag ceannach nó ag tógáil scaireanna i gcomhlacht corpraithe áirithe.”.

Gearrtheideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.

10.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1981, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Déanfar na hAchtanna um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1969 go 1978, agus an tAcht seo a fhorléiriú le chéile mar aon Acht amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1969 go 1981, a ghairm díobh le chéile.

Number 13 of 1981

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1981

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 13 of 1981

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1981

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Act of 1975” means the Industrial Development (No. 2) Act, 1975;

“the Act of 1977” means the Industrial Development Act, 1977;

“the Act of 1978” means the Industrial Development Act, 1978;

“the Principal Act” means the Industrial Development Act, 1969.

Grants and loan guarantees.

2.—(1) The following subsections are substituted for subsections (2) (a) and (3) (a) of section 17 of the Principal Act (inserted by the Act of 1978):

“(2) (a) The aggregate amount of grants made by the Authority under the Industrial Grants Act, 1956, and of grants (other than grants under section 12 of the Act of 1952) made by An Foras Tionscal and the Minister under the Undeveloped Areas Acts, 1952 to 1969, and the Industrial Grants Acts, 1959 to 1969, and by the Authority under this Act, and of payments made by An Foras Tionscal and the Minister on foot of guarantees given by An Foras Tionscal and the Minister under the Industrial Grants Act, 1959, and of payments made by An Foras Tionscal or the Authority under section 4 of the Act of 1966, and of payments made by the Authority under section 15 of this Act, and of shares purchased or taken by the Authority under section 44 of this Act, and of grants made by the Authority under section 2 or 3 of the Industrial Development Act, 1977, shall not exceed £1,500,000,000.

(3) (a) The aggregate amount of grants under section 12 of the Act of 1952, section 3 of the Industrial Grants Act, 1956, and subsection (1) (b) of this section (excluding any amounts required by the Authority to enable it to meet its obligations or liabilities arising from guarantees under section 37 of this Act or section 2 or 3 of the Industrial Development Act, 1977) shall not exceed £1,500,000,000.”.

(2) The following paragraph is substituted for paragraph (b) of section 17 (2) of the Principal Act (inserted by the Act of 1977):

“(b) The aggregate amount of moneys guaranteed in respect of principal by the Authority under section 37 of this Act or section 2 or 3 of the Industrial Development Act, 1977, and outstanding, and of payments made by the Authority in respect of principal on foot of guarantees under any of those sections, shall not at any time exceed £125,000,000.”.

(3) The following paragraph is substituted for paragraph (b) of section 17 (3) of the Principal Act (inserted by the Act of 1977):

“(b) The aggregate amount of grants made by the Minister to the Authority to enable it to meet its obligations or liabilities arising from guarantees under section 37 of this Act or section 2 or 3 of the Industrial Development Act, 1977, in respect of principal shall not exceed £125,000,000.”.

Maximum amount of certain grants.

3.—The following section is substituted for section 42 of the Principal Act (inserted by the Act of 1978):

“42. (1) The total amount of moneys granted under one or more of the following sections of this Act, namely, sections 33, 34, 35 and 46, to or in respect of a particular industrial undertaking shall not exceed £2,500,000.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the Government may, in respect of a particular industrial undertaking, permit the making of a grant or grants under one or more of the sections referred to in subsection (1) of this section exceeding in amount £2,500,000, provided that in each such case the percentage limits specified in sections 33 (2), 34 (2), 35 (2) and 35 (4) of this Act (as may be appropriate) are not exceeded.”.

Training grants.

4.—The following subsection is substituted for subsection (4) of section 39 of the Principal Act (inserted by the Act of 1978):

“(4) The Authority shall not, without the prior permission of the Government, give in respect of a particular undertaking a training grant or training grants exceeding in the aggregate £2,000,000.”.

Guarantee of loans to industrial undertakings.

5.—The following subsection is substituted for subsection (5) of section 37 of the Principal Act (inserted by the Act of 1975):

“(5) The Authority shall not, without the prior permission of the Government, give in respect of a particular industrial undertaking a guarantee under this section of repayment of principal exceeding £750,000.”.

Guarantee of loans for industrial restructuring.

6.—The following subsection is substituted for subsection (2) of section 2 of the Act of 1977:

“(2) The Authority shall not, without the prior permission of the Government, give a guarantee in respect of moneys borrowed in connection with an acquisition or amalgamation referred to in subsection (1) of this section where the aggregate amount of the principal of any moneys the subject of the guarantee exceeds £750,000.”.

Guarantee of loans and interest subsidy for enterprise development.

7.—The following subsection is substituted for subsection (2) of section 3 of the Act of 1977:

“(2) The Authority shall not, without the prior permission of the Government, give a guarantee in respect of moneys borrowed in respect of working capital for an undertaking referred to in subsection (1) of this section, or make a grant towards the reduction of interest payable on a loan raised to provide working capital for such an undertaking, where the amount of the principal of any moneys the subject of the guarantee and the amount of the grant payable towards the reduction of interest exceed in the aggregate £300,000.”.

Research grants.

8.—The following paragraphs are substituted for paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 40 (4) of the Principal Act (inserted by the Act of 1977):

“(a) Subject to paragraph (b), the amount of a research grant shall not exceed 50 per cent. of the approved costs of the project concerned or £250,000, whichever is the smaller sum.

(b) The amount of a research grant may, with the approval of the Government in a particular case, exceed £250,000 by such sum as the Government shall in that case specify but provided that the percentage limit specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection is not exceeded.”.

Power to purchase shares in certain industrial undertakings.

9.—The following subsection is substituted for section 44 (4) of the Principal Act (inserted by the Act of 1977):

“(4) The Authority shall not, without the prior permission of the Government, expend more than £1,500,000 in the purchase or taking of shares in a particular body corporate.”.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

10.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Industrial Development Act, 1981.

(2) The Industrial Development Acts, 1969 to 1978, and this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Industrial Development Acts, 1969 to 1981.