S.I. No. 458/2003 - Industrial Development (Services Industries) Order 2003

I, MARY HARNEY, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 (1) of the Industrial Development Act 1986 (No. 9 of 1986), and, in so far as this Order relates to banking services, having consulted with the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1.   This Order may be cited as the Industrial Development (Service Industries) Order 2003.

2.   This Order comes into operation on 24^th September_ 2003_.

3.     The Industrial Development (Service Industries) Order 1998 ( S.I. No. 253 of 1998 ) is revoked.

4.   Any undertaking engaged in the provision of a service specified in the Schedule to this Order is a service industry for the purpose of the Industrial Development Act 1986 (No. 9 of 1986).

SCHEDULE

Software development;

Data processing and electronic commerce;

Technical and consulting services;

Commercial laboratory services;

Administrative/service centres, co-ordination and headquarters services

Research and development services;

Media, multimedia and recording services;

Entertainment and leisure services;

Training services;

Publishing services;

International Financial services;

Healthcare services;

Construction related services;

Environmental services;

Supply Chain Management and Logistics Management services;

Commercial international standards bodies;

Technology test centres;

Prototype laboratory services;

Intellectual property services;

Group Procurement;

Shipping services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order sets out those service industries that are eligible for assistance under the Industrial Development Acts, 1986 to 2003. The Order revokes the Industrial Development (Service Industries) Order 1998 (S.I. 253/1998)

Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment

September 2003