S.I. No. 126/2001 - Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations, 2001

I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (No. 13 of 1997) and to the extent that these Regulations relate to the respective functions of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, with the consent of those Ministers, hereby make the following Regulations with respect to which, pursuant to section 3(3) of that Act, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House:

1.       These Regulations may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations, 2001.

2.       These Regulations shall come into operation with effect from 21st January, 2001.

3.       The bodies, organisations and groups specified in the Schedule to these Regulations shall stand prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 1(5) of the First Schedule to the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (No. 13 of 1997).

SCHEDULE

Industrial Development Agency (Ireland),

Enterprise Ireland,

National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health,

Forfás,

An Foras Áiseanna Saothair,

FÁS International Consulting Limited,

Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited,

Údarás na Gaeltachta.

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.

The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands consents to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they relate to the functions of that Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribe each of Industrial Development Agency (Ireland), Enterprise Ireland, National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health, Forfás, An Foras Áiseanna Saothair, FÁS International Consulting Limited, Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited and Údarás na Gaeltachta as a public body for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (No. 13 of 1997) by their inclusion in subparagraph (5) of paragraph 1 of the First Schedule to that Act.