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Functions of the Authority.
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3.—The Authority shall be an autonomous body with the following functions:—
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(i) to initiate proposals and schemes for submission to the Minister for the creation and development of Irish industries;
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(ii) to survey possibilities of further industrial development and advise the Minister thereon;
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(iii) to advise the Minister on steps necessary and desirable for establishing new industries;
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(iv) to advise the Minister on steps necessary for the expansion and modernisation of existing industries;
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(v) to give on request advice and guidance to persons contemplating starting new industries or expanding existing industries;
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(vi) to investigate the effects of protective measures, with special reference to employment, prices, quality of goods, wage levels and conditions of employment and report thereon to the Minister;
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(vii) to examine any proposals referred to the Authority by the Minister relating to the imposition or revision of tariffs, quotas or other protective or developmental measures, and to investigate the probable effects of such proposals, with special reference to employment, prices, quality of goods, wage levels and conditions of employment, and
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(viii) to advise on any matter relating to industrial development referred to the Authority by the Minister.
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