Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003

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Number 23 of 2003

DIGITAL HUB DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACT 2003

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Extension or variation of digital hub area.
4.	Establishment day.
5.	Laying of orders before Houses of Oireachtas.
6.	Expenses.

PART 2

Digital Hub Development Agency

7.	Establishment of Agency.
8.	Functions of Agency.
9.	Development plan.
10.	Strategic, etc., plans.
11.	Conferral of additional functions on Agency.
12.	Directives of Minister to Agency.
13.	Subsidiaries, investments, joint ventures, etc.
14.	Charges by Agency.
15.	Membership of Agency and term of office of members.
16.	Chairperson of Agency.
17.	Meetings of Agency.
18.	Committees of Agency.
19.	Chief Executive of Agency.
20.	Staff of Agency.
21.	Superannuation.
22.	Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament.
23.	Code of conduct.
24.	Declaration of interests.
25.	Disclosure by members of Agency of certain interests.
26.	Disclosure by staff of Agency, etc., of certain interests.
27.	Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
28.	Gifts.
29.	Advances by Minister to Agency.
30.	Borrowings.
31.	Accounts and Audits.
32.	Accountability of chief executive to Committee of Public Accounts.
33.	Accountability of chief executive to other Oireachtas Committees.
34.	Reports and information to Minister.
35.	Consultants and advisers.
36.	Seal of Agency.
37.	Indemnification.
38.	Immunity of Agency.

PART 3

Dissolution of Digital Media Development Limited and Transitional Provisions

39.	Dissolution of Digital Media Development Limited.
40.	References to former company in enactments.
41.	Transfer to Agency of assets and liabilities of former company and Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland.
42.	Preservation of certain contracts and adaptation of references to former company.
43.	Pending legal proceedings.
44.	Final accounts of former company.

PART 4

Amendment of Communications Regulation Act 2002

45.	Amendment of Communications Regulation Act 2002.

SCHEDULE

Description of Digital Hub

Acts Referred to
Communications Regulation Act 2002	2002, No. 20
Companies Act 1963	1963, No. 33
Companies Acts 1963 to 2001
European Parliament Elections Act 1997	1997, No. 2
Freedom of Information Act 1997	1997, No. 13
Planning and Development Act 2000	2000, No. 30
Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983	1983, No. 24
Superannuation Acts 1834 to 1963
Superannuation and Pensions Act 1976	1976, No. 22
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926	1926, No. 45

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Number 23 of 2003

DIGITAL HUB DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACT 2003

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS THE DIGITAL HUB DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS, TO DISSOLVE DIGITAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT LIMITED, TO AMEND THE COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION ACT 2002 AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [8th July, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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