S.I. No. 251/2021 - Justice (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2021

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st May, 2021.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Justice and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977 (No. 28 of 1977), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Justice (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2021.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Justice conferred on her –

(a) by or under the enactments specified in Part 1 of the Schedule,

(b) by or under the provisions of the enactments specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, and

(c) under the Regulations specified in Part 3 of the Schedule,

are delegated to James Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Justice.

SCHEDULE

Part 1

Aliens Act 1935 (No. 14 of 1935)

Betting Acts 1931 to 2015

Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000 (No. 11 of 2000)

Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009

Gaming and Lotteries Acts 1956 to 2019

Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000 (No. 29 of 2000)

Immigration Act 1999 (No. 22 of 1999)

Immigration Act 2003 (No. 26 of 2003)

Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004)

International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66 of 2015), other than section 62

Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1956 to 2004

Part 2

Section 88(1) of The Courts of Justice Act 1924 (No. 10 of 1924)

Section 5 of the Defamation Act 2009 (No. 31 of 2009)

Part III of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (No. 12 of 1990)

Sections 37, 38 and 87 of the Judicial Council Act 2019 (No. 33 of 2019)

Part 8 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (No. 65 of 2015)

Sections 16 and 141 of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (No. 44 of 2012)

Section 16 and paragraph 11 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Private Security Services Act 2004 (No. 12 of 2004)

Section 17 and paragraph 11 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (No. 40 of 2011)

Part 3

European Communities (Aliens) Regulations 1977 to 1985

European Communities (Asylum Procedures) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 51 of 2011 )

European Communities (Communication of Passenger Data) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 597 of 2011 )

European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 518 of 2006 )

European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 548 of 2015 )

European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 to 2021

European Communities (Right of Residence for Non-Economically Active Persons) Regulations 1977 ( S.I. No. 57 of 1997 )

European Union (Dublin System) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 62 of 2018 )

European Union (Subsidiary Protection) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 409 of 2017 )

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) (Citizens’ Rights) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 728 of 2020 )

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

18 May, 2021.

MICHEÁL MARTIN,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order provides for the delegation of functions of the Minister for Justice to James Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Justice.