Industrial Research and Standards Act, 1946

Annual report by the Industrial Research Committee.

38.—(1) The Industrial Research Committee shall, in every financial year, prepare a draft report of the work of the Institute in the preceding financial year and a general programme of future work.

(2) The Industrial Research Committee shall submit the report and programme prepared under subsection (1) of this section to the Director and the Council, and the Council shall consider the draft report and programme and, within two months of the receipt thereof by them, submit any observations they may desire to make thereon to the said Committee.

(3) The Industrial Research Committee shall consider the observations of the Council on the draft report and programme and prepare a final report and programme for presentation to the Minister.

(4) A copy of every report submitted by the Industrial Research Committee to the Minister under this section shall, within two months of its receipt from the said Committee, be submitted to the Government and laid before each House of the Oireachtas.