S.I. No. 303/2010 - Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2010.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd June, 2010.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. (1) This Order may be cited as the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2010.

(2) This Order comes into operation on 16 June 2010.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food conferred on him—

(a) by or under the provisions of the Acts specified in Part 1 of theSchedule, and

(b) under the Regulations made under section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) specified in Part 2 of the Schedule,

are delegated to Sean Connick, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

SCHEDULE PART 1

Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2009

Agricultural Products (Regulation of Import) Act 1938 (No. 14 of 1938) in so far as it relates to sea fish and aquaculture products

Forestry Acts 1946 to 2009

Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Exports) Act 1947 (No. 18 of 1947) in so far as it relates to sea fish and aquaculture products

Sea Fisheries Acts 1952 to 1982

Livestock Marts Act 1967 (No. 20 of 1967)

Fishery Harbour Centres Acts 1968 to 2006

Marine Institute Act 1991 (No. 2 of 1991) other than section 4A (inserted by section 30 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1999 (No. 35 of 1999))

Aquaculture Acts 1997 to 2006

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 (No. 21 of 2003) except Part 5

Part 2 of the Maritime Safety Act 2005 (No. 11 of 2005) in so far as that Part relates to a fishery harbour centre

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006)

PART 2

Regulations 7, 15 and 24 of the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1997 ) in so far as they relate to sea-fish and aquaculture

European Communities (Marketing of Forest Reproductive Material) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 618 of 2002 )

European Communities (Sea Fisheries) (Conservation and Rational Exploitation of Scallop) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 464 of 2005 )

European Communities (Sea Fisheries) Irish Sea Herring Fishing (Licensing) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 547 of 2005 )

European Communities (Aerial Fertilisation) (Forestry) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 592 of 2006 )

European Communities (Control of Dangerous Substances in Aquaculture) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 466 of 2008 )

European Communities (Habitats and Birds) (Sea-Fisheries) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 346 of 2009 )

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

15 June 2010.

BRIAN COWEN,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order delegates to Sean Connick, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the powers and duties of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Acts and Instruments specified in the Order.