No. 25/1946:

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND STANDARDS ACT, 1946

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

1 Short title.

2 Definitions.

3 Expenses.

PART II ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE

4 Establishment of Institute.

5 Functions of Institute.

PART III THE COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTE

6 The Council.

7 Expenses of members of Council.

PART IV THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE

8 The Industrial Research Committee.

9 Exercise of certain functions of Institute by Industrial Research Committee.

10 Remuneration of members.

PART V THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE

11 The Standards Committee.

12 Exercise of certain functions of Institute by Standards Committee.

13 Remuneration of members.

PART VI THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND STANDARDS

14 The Director of Industrial Research and Standards.

15 Functions of the Director.

16 Right of audience at meetings.

17 Director's advisory committees.

PART VII SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

18 Conduct of research.

19 Discoveries and inventions.

PART VIII STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARD MARKS

20 Standard specification.

21 False representation in connection with standard specifications.

22 Standard marks.

23 Registers.

24 Registration of standard marks abroad.

25 Restriction on registration under Registration of Business Names Act, 1916.

26 Restriction on registration under Companies Acts, 1908 to 1924.

27 Restriction on registration under Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Acts, 1927 and 1929.

28 Offences.

PART IX ADMINISTRATION OF THE INSTITUTE

29 Seal of the Institute.

30 Offices and premises.

31 Staff.

32 Superannuation.

33 Scholarships and grants for industrial research.

34 State endowment of Institute.

35 Power to charge fees.

36 Power of Institute to accept donations.

37 Finances, accounts and audits.

38 Annual report by the Industrial Research Committee.

39 Scientific and technical information.

40 Protection of Institute, members and staff against legal proceedings.

FIRST SCHEDULE

SECOND SCHEDULE

AN ACT TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND THE STANDARDISATION OF COMMODITIES, PROCESSES AND PRACTICES, AND FOR THESE AND OTHER PURPOSES TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND STANDARDS, AND FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID.

[27th August, 1946.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—