Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009

Transfer of certain property and liabilities of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

24.— (1) All property, rights and liabilities held, enjoyed or incurred immediately before the commencement date by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in connection with the functions transferred by this Act are transferred to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and, accordingly, without any further conveyance, transfer or assignment—

(a) the said property, real and personal, shall, on the commencement date, vest in the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,

(b) the said rights shall, as on and from the commencement date, be enjoyed by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,

(c) the said liabilities shall, as on and from the commencement date, be the liabilities of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

(2) All moneys, stocks, shares and securities transferred to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government by this section which, on the commencement date, are standing in the name of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food shall, upon the request of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, be transferred into the name of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.