Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009

Vesting of additional foreshore functions in Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, etc.

4.— (1) The functions of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2009 and to which section 1B (inserted by section 6 ) of the Act of 1933 relates may be vested in the same Minister of the Government pursuant to an order under section 6 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 .

(2) In relation to the functions of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government under the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2009, any function vested in another Minister of the Government by or under any provision of any other Act, where that function relates or corresponds to functions of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government under the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2009, may be transferred under section 6 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and, for that purpose, such order may also—

(a) in respect of provisions containing the function which so relates or corresponds, transfer to any Minister of the Government some or all of the function which does not so relate or correspond,

(b) transfer the functions concerned to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government notwithstanding any requirement relating to the consent or approval of or consultation with that Minister would be required as part of the exercise by that other Minister of the function concerned before such transfer,

(c) transfer to the Department of State concerned the administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by section 6 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 > and to which paragraph (a) or (b) relate.