Number 35 of 2000

IRISH FILM BOARD (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2000

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 35 of 2000

IRISH FILM BOARD (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2000

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE IRISH FILM BOARD ACT, 1980. [15th December, 2000]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Amendment of section 10 of Irish Film Board Act, 1980.

1.— Section 10 of the Irish Film Board Act, 1980 , is amended by the substitution of “£80,000,000” for “£30,000,000” (inserted by section 2 of the Irish Film Board (Amendment) Act, 1997 ) and the said section 10, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section.

TABLE

The aggregate amount of any investments, loans, grants or moneys provided by the Board under sections 6 and 8 of this Act, together with the aggregate amount of principal and interest which the Board may at any one time be liable to repay on foot of any guarantee under section 7 of this Act for the time being in force, together with the amount of principal and interest (if any) which the Board has previously paid on foot of any guarantees and which has not been repaid to the Board, shall not exceed £80,000,000.

Short title and collective citation.

2.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Irish Film Board (Amendment) Act, 2000 .

(2) The Irish Film Board Acts, 1980 to 1997, and this Act may be cited together as the Irish Film Board Acts, 1980 to 2000.