# The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009, Article 5: Powers to confer or impose functions


(1) Any pre-commencement power to confer or impose a relevant function on the Secretary of State shall have effect as a power to confer or impose the function on the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
(a) a pre-commencement power is a power which was exercisable immediately before 31st December 2011; and
(b) a relevant function is a function which, had it been a function of the Secretary of State immediately before 31st December 2011, would have been transferred to the Welsh Ministers by article 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111484616/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welsh-ministers-transfer-of-functions-no-2-order-2009/article-5
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