Supplies and Services (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946

Delegation of statutory powers and duties.

12.—(1) A Minister, having obtained the consent of the Government, may by order delegate any power or duty conferred or imposed on him to another Minister or to a Parliamentary Secretary.

(2) A Minister, having obtained the consent of the Government may by order revoke or amend an order made by him under this section, including an order made under this subsection.

(3) Whenever a power or a duty is delegated by a Minister under this section such power or duty shall be exercisable or performed by the person to whom it is delegated, in his own name, but (save in the case of a delegation to another Minister) such delegation shall not derogate from the responsibility of such Minister to Dáil Éireann or as a member of the Government for the exercise of such power or the performance of such duty.

(4) Every order made under subsection (1) of section 6 of the Act of 1939 and in force immediately before the operative date shall continue in force and be deemed to have been made under subsection (1) of this section.

(5) Every order made under this section shall be judicially noticed.