S.I. No. 134/2008 - Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 (Strategic Areas of Scientific Endeavour) Regulations 2008


S.I. No. 134 of 2008

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND) ACT 2003 (STRATEGIC AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOUR) REGULATIONS 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th May, 2008.

I, MICHEÁL MARTIN, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5(1) and 7(3) of the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 (No. 30 of 2003) hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 (Strategic Areas of Scientific Endeavour) Regulations 2008.

2. Sustainable energy and energy-efficient technologies are prescribed for the purposes of section 7(3) of the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 (No. 30 of 2003).

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

6 May 2008

MICHEÁL MARTIN,

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations prescribe sustainable energy and energy-efficient technologies as strategic areas of scientific endeavour in addition to the areas specified in section 7(3) of the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 .