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Uimhir 48 de 1956.
AN tACHT UM DHEONTAIS THIONSCAIL, 1956.
[An tiontó oifigiúil.]
Mínithe.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “an tÚdarás” an tÚdarás Forbartha Tionscail;
ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Tionscail agus Tráchtála.
Deontais le haghaidh tionscail.
2.—(1) Aon uair is dóigh leis an Údarás go raghadh sé chun leasa don eacnamaíocht náisiúnta mór-mhéid d'earra áirithe a bheith á monarú sa Stát agus gur dócha—
(a) go soláthródh sin roinnt mhaith fostaíochta, nó
(b) go gcuirfeadh sé mór-chuid den earra ar fáil sa Stát, nó
(c) go dtabharfadh sé deis chun trádáil onnmhuirithe d'fhorbairt,
ansin, más deimhin leis an Údarás gur gá cabhair airgeadais chun a áirithiú go mbunófar gnóthas tionscail chun mór-mhéid den earra a mhonarú agus gur gnóthas réasúnta buan a bheas ann agus go seolfar go héifeachtach é, féadfaid, ar pé coinníollacha is cuí leo, deontais a thabhairt i leith an chostais a bhainfeas leis na foirgnimh, agus na hoibreacha eile is gá le haghaidh an ghnóthais, d'fháil, a thógáil agus d'oiriúnú.
(2) Ní raghaidh an méid iomlán a deonfar amhlaidh i gcás aon ghnóthais áirithe thar dhá dtrian den chostas sin, nó suim chaoga míle punt, pé acu is lú.
(3) Nuair a bheas an tÚdarás ag breithniú iarratas ar dheontais faoin alt seo, bhéarfaid aird ar a mhéid atá riar a gcáis de na hearraí atá le monarú le fáil ag an bpobal ó ghnóthais atá ar bun cheana.
(4) Ní tabharfar deontais faoin alt seo i leith gnóthais a bhunú i límistéir lena mbaineann an tAcht um Límistéirí Neamhfhorbartha, 1952 (Uimh. 1 de 1952).
(5) Ní cheadóidh an tÚdarás aon deontas tar éis an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1963.
Deontais don Údarás.
3.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, deontais a thabhairt don Údarás, as airgead a sholáthrós an tOireachtas, chun a chur ar a gcumas a bhfeidhmeanna faoin Acht seo a chomhlíonadh.
(2) Ní raghaidh comhiomlán na ndeontas faoin alt seo thar dhá mhilliún punt.
Forála forlíontacha.
4.—Bainfidh forála an Sceidil leis an Údarás chun críocha an Achta seo.
Caiteachais an Aire.
5.—Íocfar as airgead a sholáthrós an tOireachtas, a mhéid a cheadós an tAire Airgeadais é, na caiteachais faoina raghaidh an tAire ag cur an Achta seo í bhfeidhm.
Gearrtheideal.
6.—Féadfar an tAcht um Dheontais Thionscail, 1956, a ghairm den Acht seo.
AN SCEIDEAL.
Forála Forlíontacha.
1. Sa Sceideal seo ciallaíonn “Acht 1950” an tAcht um an Údarás Forbartha Tionscail, 1950 (Uimh. 29 de 1950).
2. Beidh an tÚdarás ina gcomhlucht corpraithe le comharbas suthaineach agus gnáthshéala agus féadfaid agra a dhéanamh agus bheith inagra faoina dteideal reachtúil.
3. (1) Nuair a cuirfear gnáthshéala an Údaráis le doiciméad, fianófar é le síniú beirt chomhaltaí.
(2) Bhéarfaidh gach cúirt bhreithiúnais aird bhreithiúnach ar ghnáthshéala an Údaráis agus glacfar i bhfianaise gach doiciméad a airbheartós a bheith ina ionstraim a rinne an tÚdarás agus a bheith séalaithe leis an ngnáthshéala agus a bheith fianaithe do réir na míre seo, agus measfar gan a thuilleadh cruthúnais gurb í an ionstraim sin é, mura suítear a mhalairt.
4. Aon chonradh nó ionstraim nár ghá a bheith faoi shéala dá mba phearsa aonair a dhéanfadh nó d'fhorghníomhódh é, féadfaidh aon duine a bheas údaraithe go ginearálta nó go speisialta chuige sin ag an Údarás é a dhéanamh nó d'fhorghníomhú thar ceann an Údaráis.
5. Beidh feidhm ag forála Achta 1950, ach amháin alt 5 (a bhaineas le finnéithe a thoghairm), maidir le feidhmeanna an Údaráis faoin Acht seo.
6. Ar na cuntais a gceanglaíonn Acht 1950 ar an Údarás iad a choimeád, áireofar cuntais ar leith ar an airgead a gheobhaid agus a chaithfid faoin Acht seo.
7. Bhéarfaidh an tÚdarás, i pé foirm a ordós an tAire, tuarascáil bhliantúil ar a n-imeachta agus cuirfidh an tAire faoi deara cóipeanna den tuarascáil a leagadh faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas.
8. Cuirfidh an tÚdarás faoi bhráid n Aire pé eolas a theastós uaidh ó am go ham maidir lena n-imeachta.
Number 48 of 1956.
INDUSTRIAL GRANTS ACT, 1956.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section | |
Supplementary Provisions.
Acts Referred to | |
No. 1 of 1952 | |
No. 29 of 1950 | |
Number 48 of 1956.
INDUSTRIAL GRANTS ACT, 1956.
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
“the Authority” means the Industrial Development Authority;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce.
Grants for industry.
2.—(1) Whenever the Authority are of opinion that the manufacture of a particular commodity to a substantial extent in the State would be in the interests of the national economy and would be likely—
(a) to provide employment on a substantial scale, or
(b) to make available in the State substantial quantities of the commodity, or
(c) to provide an opportunity for developing an export trade,
the Authority, if satisfied that financial assistance is necessary to ensure the establishment of an industrial undertaking to manufacture the commodity to a substantial extent and that the undertaking will be of a reasonably permanent nature and will be carried on efficiently, may, on such terms as they think proper, make grants towards the cost of the acquisition, construction and adaptation of the buildings and other works required for the purpose of the undertaking.
(2) The total amount so granted shall not in the case of any undertaking exceed two-thirds of such cost or the sum of fifty thousand pounds, whichever is the lesser amount.
(3) The Authority, in considering applications for grants under this section, shall have regard to the extent to which the requirements of the public in respect of the commodities to be manufactured are sufficiently met by undertakings already established.
(4) Grants shall not be made under this section in respect of the establishment of undertakings in an area to which the Undeveloped Areas Act, 1952 (No. 1 of 1952), applies.
(5) No grant shall be sanctioned by the Authority after the 31st day of December, 1963.
Grants to Authority.
3.—(1) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, make grants to the Authority to enable them to perform their functions under this Act.
(2) The aggregate amount of grants under this section shall not exceed two million pounds.
Supplementary Provisions.
4.—The provisions of the Schedule shall apply to the Authority for the purposes of this Act.
Expenses of Minister.
5.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in carrying this Act into execution shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
Short title.
6.—This Act may be cited as the Industrial Grants Act, 1956.
SCHEDULE.
Supplementary Provisions.
Act of 1950.
1. In this Schedule “the Act of 1950” means the Industrial Development Authority Act, 1950 (No. 29 of 1950).
Incorporation.
2. The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and power to sue and be sued by their statutory title.
Common seal.
3. (1) The common seal of the Authority shall, when applied to a document, be attested by the signature of two members.
(2) All courts of justice shall take judicial notice of the common seal of the Authority and every document purporting to be an instrument made by the Authority and to be sealed with the common seal and to be attested in accordance with this paragraph shall, unless the contrary is shown, be received in evidence and be deemed to be such instrument without further proof.
Contracts and instruments not under seal.
4. Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by an individual, would not require to be under seal may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Authority by any person generally or specially authorised by the Authority for that purpose.
Application of Act of 1950.
5. The provisions of the Act of 1950, except section 5 (which relates to the summoning of witnesses), shall apply in relation to the functions of the Authority under this Act.
Separate Accounts.
6. The accounts which the Authority are required by the Act of 1950 to keep shall include separate accounts of moneys received and expended by them under this Act.
Annual Report.
7. The Authority shall submit in such form as the Minister may direct an annual report of their activities and the Minister shall cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.
Returns.
8. The Authority shall submit to the Minister such information regarding their activities as he may from time to time require.