Prices (Amendment) Act, 1972

Transfer of functions under Acts.

6.—(1) The Government may by order, whenever they so think proper, transfer from any Minister of State having charge of a Department of State to any other Minister of State having charge of a Department of State any power, duty or function that—

(a) relates to any specified commodity, specified service (including a service wholly or partly of a professional character), specified work or specified process, and

(b) is vested in the first-mentioned Minister of State by or under the Acts or by or under the Acts and an order under this section.

(2) An order under subsection (1) of this section may make all such adaptations of enactments and documents as shall appear to the Government to be consequential upon anything done by them under the said subsection (1).

(3) The Government may by order revoke or amend an order under this section, including an order under this subsection.

(4) Whenever a power, duty or function is transferred by order under this section to a Minister having charge of a Department of State, the administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of the power, duty or function shall be deemed to be allocated to the said Department of State and the order may make all such transfers of officers and property and do all such other things as shall be incidental to or consequential on such allocation of administration and business.