Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Act 2013

Amendment of Industrial Development Act 1993

9. The Industrial Development Act 1993 is amended by inserting the following new section after section 9:

Supply of information requested by Forfás

9B. (1) Forfás may request information from an institution in relation to—

(a) the matters specified in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (d) of Article 2(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 995/2012 of 26 October 20121 , and

(b) research and development carried out by the institution where that institution is funded wholly or partly out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

(2) An institution shall furnish any information requested of the institution under subsection (1) to Forfás in such form and manner and at such time as Forfás specifies when making the request.

(3) In this section ‘institution’ means any institute, university, college, laboratory, agency, office or service, whether under the control of a Minister of the Government or otherwise, which is wholly or partly engaged in research and development or any other activity related to science or technology.”.

1 OJ L. 299, 27.10.2012, p. 18.