Number 14 of 1981

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (NO. 2) ACT, 1981

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 14 of 1981

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (NO. 2) ACT, 1981

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Authority” means the Industrial Development Authority;

“employment grant” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of this Act;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism;

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

“service undertaking” has the meaning assigned to it by the Principal Act, as amended by this Act.

Employment grants to service industries.

2.—(1) The Authority may make a grant (in this Act referred to as an “employment grant”), on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, towards the employment of persons in a service undertaking.

(2) An employment grant may be made where, in the opinion of the Authority, the undertaking would contribute significantly to regional and national development and, in particular,—

(a) would be commercially viable,

(b) would have good prospects for growth, and

(c) would not be developed in the absence of an employment grant.

(3) The amount of an employment grant shall be subject to such financial limit as shall be fixed from time to time by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance.

(4) The Authority shall not, without the prior permission of the Government, give in respect of a particular undertaking an employment grant or grants exceeding in the aggregate £1,250,000.

Amendment of section 1 of Industrial Development Authority Act, 1950.

3.—(1) Section 1 of the Industrial Development Authority Act, 1950, is hereby amended by the substitution of “references to industry include references to such service industries (within the meaning of the Industrial Development Act, 1969, as amended) as stand specified from time to time by order made by the Minister” for “references to industry do not include references to banking, insurance or agriculture”, and references in the Industrial Development Authority Act, 1950, and in the Principal Act to industry shall be construed accordingly.

(2) An order under section 1 of the Industrial Development Authority Act, 1950 (as amended by this Act) shall not be made in relation to banking without consultation with the Minister for Finance.

Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

4.—Section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for the definition of “industrial undertaking”;

“‘industrial undertaking’ includes an undertaking ancillary to industry and an undertaking (in this Act referred to as ‘a service undertaking’) engaged in the provision of a service;”.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

5.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Industrial Development (No. 2) Act, 1981.

(2) This Act and the Industrial Development Acts, 1969 to 1981, shall be construed together as one Act.

(3) This Act shall be included in the collective citation “the Industrial Development Acts, 1969 to 1981.”.

Uimhir 14 de 1981

AN tACHT UM FHORBAIRT TIONSCAIL (UIMH. 2), 1981

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Mínithe.

1.—San Acht seo—

ciallaíonn “an tÚdarás” an tÚdarás Forbartha Tionscail;

tá le “deontas fostaíochta” an bhrí a shanntar dó le halt 2 den Acht seo;

ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Tionscail, Tráchtála agus Turasóireachta;

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

tá le “gnóthas seirbhíse” an bhrí a shanntar dó leis an bPríomh-Acht, arna leasú leis an Acht seo.

Deontais fhostaíochta do thionscail seirbhíse.

2.—(1) Féadfaidh an tÚdarás deontas a thabhairt (dá ngairtear “deontas fostaíochta” san Acht seo), ar cibé téarmaí agus coinníollacha a mheasfaidh sé is cuí chun daoine a fhostú i ngnóthas seirbhíse.

(2) Féadfar deontas fostaíochta a thabhairt i gcás a gcuideodh an gnóthas go húimléideach, i dtuairim an Údaráis, le forbairt réigiúnach agus forbairt náisiúnta agus, go háirithe,—

(a) gur ghnóthas inmharthana ó thaobh tráchtála é,

(b) gur thuar maith fáis é, agus

(c) nach ndéanfaí é a fhorbairt d'éagmais deontais fhostaíochta.

(3) Beidh méid deontais fhostaíochta faoi réir cibé teorainn airgeadais a shocróidh an tAire ó am go ham le comhthoiliú an Aire Airgeadais.

(4) Ní dhéanfaidh an tÚdarás, gan cead roimh ré ón Rialtas, deontas fostaíochta nó deontais fhostaíochta is mó san iomlán ná £1,250,000 a thabhairt i leith aon ghnóthais áirithe.

Leasú ar alt 1 den Acht um an Údarás Forbartha Tionscail, 1950.

3.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 1 den Acht um an Údarás Forbartha Tionscail, 1950, trí “folaíonn tagairtí do thionscal tagairtí do cibé tionscail seirbhíse (de réir bhrí an Achta um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1969, arna leasú) a bheidh sonraithe ó am go ham le hordú arna dhéanamh ag an Aire” a chur in ionad “ní fholaíonn tagairtí do thionscal tagairtí do bhancaeireacht, árachas ná talmhaíocht” agus déanfar tagairtí do thionscal san Acht um an Údarás Forbartha Tionscail, 1950, agus sa Phríomh-Acht a fhorléiriú dá réir sin.

(2) Ní dhéanfar ordú faoi alt 1 den Acht um an Údarás Forbartha Tionscail, 1950 (arna leasú leis an Acht seo) i ndáil le baincéireacht gan dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Airgeadais.

Leasú ar alt 2 den Phríomh-Acht.

4.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 2 den Phríomh-Acht tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad an mhínithe ar “gnóthas tionscail”;

“folaíonn ‘gnóthas tionscail’ gnóthas atá coimhdeach do thionscal agus gnóthas (dá ngairtear ‘gnóthas seirbhíse’ san Acht seo) atá ag gabháil do sheirbhís a sholáthar;”.

Gearrtheideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.

5.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Fhorbairt Tionscail (Uimh.2), 1981, a ghairm den Acht seo.

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

(3) Folófar an tAcht seo sa chomhlua “na hAchtanna um Fhorbairt Tionscail, 1969 go 1981.”.