(LRC Revised)

Number 30 of 2003

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 1 August 2024

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

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

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and

Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024

(30/2024), enacted 23 July

2024, and all statutory instruments up to and including the

Research and Innovation

Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024

(S.I. No. 373 of 2024), made 25 July 2024,

were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 1 August

2024

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.

(Repealed)

7.

Functions

of Foundation.

(Repealed)

7A.

Disbursement of certain funds.

(Repealed)

7B.

International cooperation.

(Repealed)

8.

Board of

Foundation.

(Repealed)

9.

Membership

of Board.

(Repealed)

10.

Chairperson of Board.

(Repealed)

11.

Meetings

of Board.

(Repealed)

12.

Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local

authority.

(Repealed)

13.

Director

General.

(Repealed)

14.

Attendance by Director General at Dáil Éireann

committee.

(Repealed)

15.

Committees.

(Repealed)

16.

Disclosure of interests.

(Repealed)

17.

Disclosure of information.

(Repealed)

18.

Seal of

Foundation.

(Repealed)

19.

Staff of

Foundation.

(Repealed)

20.

Secondment of staff of Forfás.

(Repealed)

21.

Superannuation.

(Repealed)

22.

Consultants and advisers.

Repealed)

(Repealed)

23.

Strategic

plans and work programmes.

(Repealed)

24.

Annual

reports and accounts.

(Repealed)

25.

Information to Minister and Forfás.

(Repealed)

26.

Premises

of Foundation.

(Repealed)

27.

Transfer

of rights and liabilities to Foundation.

(Repealed)

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

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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 1 August

2024

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. [14

th July

, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering

text)

C1

Science Foundation Ireland

construed as Taighde Éireann as provided (1.08.2024, establishment day) by

Research and Innovation Act 2024

(15.2024), s. 61, S.I. Nos. 373, 375 of

2024.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering

text)

C1

Science Foundation Ireland

construed as Taighde Éireann as provided (1.08.2024, establishment day) by

Research and Innovation Act 2024

(15.2024), s. 61, S.I. Nos. 373, 375 of

2024.

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