Industrial Development Act, 1986

Provision of sites and services by the Authority.

[1952, s. 5; 1959, s. 2; 1963, s. 9; 1969, s. 15]

16.—(1) For the purpose of providing or facilitating the provision of sites or premises for the establishment, development or maintenance of an industrial undertaking the Authority may—

(a) acquire any land either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily;

(b) acquire (either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily) any easement, way-leave, water-right or other right whatsoever over or in respect of any land or water;

(c) terminate, restrict or otherwise interfere with (either permanently or temporarily and either by agreement or compulsorily) any easement, way-leave, water-right or other right whatsoever over or in respect of any land or water;

(d) construct, adapt and maintain buildings and other works;

(e) provide services and facilities in connection with land;

(f) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of land vested in it;

(g) make grants to aid persons to—

(i) acquire land,

(ii) construct and adapt buildings and other works, and

(iii) provide services and facilities in connection with land;

(h) do any act or thing which may be necessary for or incidental to the doing of anything which the Authority is by the preceding paragraphs authorised to do,

if the Authority—

(i) considers that industrial development will or is likely to occur as a result, and

(ii) is satisfied that the undertaking conforms or will conform to the criteria set out in subsections (3) and (4) of section 21 or section 25 (2).

(2) The provisions of the Second Schedule shall apply to the exercise by the Authority of its powers under this section.

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as affecting the operation of section 130 of the Transport Act, 1944 .