Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947 (c. 40)

1. Introductory Text

2. Development Councils

   1. 1. Power to establish development councils, and purposes thereof.

   2. 2. Constitution, etc., of development councils.

   3. 3. Provisions for furnishing development councils with information as to their industries.

   4. 4. Levies by development councils.

   5. 5. Restriction on disclosure of information.

   6. 6. Enforcement of provisions for registration and furnishing of information, etc.

   7. 7. Reports, and accounts, of development councils.

   8. 8. Amendment or termination of provision for a development council.

3. Miscellaneous

   1. 9. Levies for certain purposes for industries for which there is no development council.

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   3. 11. Grants to the Council of Industrial Design and to design centres.

4. General

   1. 12. Administrative expenses.

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   3. 14. Ascertainment of activities to be treated as comprised in an industry.

   4. 15. Application to Northern Ireland.

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   6. 17. Short title.

5. SCHEDULES

   1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Functions which may be assigned to development councils

      1. 1. Promoting or undertaking scientific research.

      2. 2. Promoting or undertaking inquiry as to materials and equipment and...

      3. 3. Promoting or undertaking research into matters affecting industrial psychology.

      4. 4. Promoting or undertaking measures for the improvement of design, including...

      5. 5. Promoting the production and marketing of standard products.

      6. 6. Promoting the better definition of trade descriptions and consistency in...

      7. 7. Undertaking the certification of products, the registration of certification trade...

      8. 8. Promoting the training of persons engaged or proposing engagement in...

      9. 9. Promoting the adoption of measures for securing safer and better...

      10. 10. Promoting or undertaking research into the incidence, prevention and cure...

      11. 11. Promoting or undertaking arrangements for encouraging the entry of persons...

      12. 12. Promoting or undertaking research for improving arrangements for marketing and...

      13. 13. Promoting or undertaking research into matters relating to the consumption...

      14. 14. Promoting arrangements for co-operative organisations for supplying materials and equipment,...

      15. 15. Promoting the development of export trade, including promoting or undertaking...

      16. 16. Promoting or undertaking arrangements for better acquainting the public in...

      17. 17. Promoting the improvement of accounting and costing practice and uniformity...

      18. 18. Promoting or undertaking the collection and formulation of statistics.

      19. 19. Advising on any matters relating to the industry (other than...

      20. 20. Undertaking arrangements for making available information obtained, and for advising,...

   2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Subsidiary matters relating to development councils

      1. 1. A development council shall have a common seal, and power...

      2. 2. A development council order may make provision with respect to—...

      3. 3. Subject to any provision made under the last preceding paragraph,...

      4. 4. A development council may appoint such officers, agents and servants...

      5. 5. Remuneration and allowances under subsection (8) of section two of...

      6. 6. Any pensions or gratuities under subsection (8) of section two...