National Agricultural Advisory, Education and Research Authority Act, 1977

Expenses of the Authority.

49.—The income of the Authority shall, subject to sections 47 and 48, be applied in payment of the expenses of the Authority, including, in particular:

(a) the annual outgoings and expenses in respect of the offices, premises and equipment of the Authority,

(b) the remuneration and expenses of the chairman, the first Director and staff of the Authority, the expenses of the members of the Board and members of the committees appointed under section 29 and the superannuation allowances of the first Director and the staff of the Authority,

(c) the cost of any research, educational or advisory programme in agriculture carried out by, or on behalf of, the Authority,

(d) the cost of grants to defray the cost of specific programmes of agricultural research or basic veterinary research, specific agricultural research or basic veterinary research and grants to educational institutions,

(e) the cost of local advisory and educational programmes,

(f) the cost of the provision of scholarships and other awards for the carrying out of post-graduate agricultural or basic veterinary research and for higher education,

(g) the cost of providing and organising courses of study, seminars, conferences, lectures and demonstrations appropriate to the functions of the Authority,

(h) the cost of the publication and dissemination of the results of agricultural or basic veterinary research and of publications in relation to agricultural education and agricultural advice, and

(i) the cost of such other activities of the Authority, consistent with its functions (including any functions assigned under section 20), as may be approved by the Board and the Minister from time to time.