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The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/76 · Made 25 February 2016

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Order laid before the Assembly under Article 8(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, and subject to affirmative resolution procedure of the Assembly

Northern Ireland Departments

Made 25th February 2016

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

The First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 8 of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 f1, make the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

SI 1999/283 (N.I. 1)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Transfer of certain functions of OFMDFM and of the First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly
  4. 4Transfer of certain functions of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
  5. 5Transfer of functions of Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
  6. 6Transfer of functions of Department for Employment and Learning
  7. 7Transfer of certain functions of Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to Department for Communities
  8. 8Transfer of functions of Department of the Environment
  9. 9References in statutory provisions, etc.
  10. 10Transfer of assets and liabilities
  11. 11Amendments
  12. Signature
  13. Schedule 1: FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED FROM OFMDFM
  14. 1FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS
  15. 2FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
  16. 3FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  17. 4FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
  18. 5FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  19. Schedule 2FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED FROM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
  20. Schedule 3: FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED FROM DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, ARTS AND LEISURE
  21. 1FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS
  22. 2FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
  23. Schedule 4: FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED FROM DEPARTMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LEARNING
  24. 1FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
  25. 2FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY
  26. Schedule 5: FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED FROM DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
  27. 1FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
  28. 2FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
  29. Schedule 6: AMENDMENTS
  30. Part 1: AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON ARTICLE 3
  31. Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (NI 15)
  32. 1Paragraph 1
  33. 2Paragraph 2
  34. Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 1)
  35. 3Paragraph 3
  36. 4Paragraph 4
  37. 5Paragraph 5
  38. 6Paragraph 6
  39. 7Paragraph 7
  40. 8Paragraph 8
  41. 9Paragraph 9
  42. Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 11)
  43. 10Paragraph 10
  44. Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)
  45. 11Paragraph 11
  46. Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 1)
  47. 12Paragraph 12
  48. 13Paragraph 13
  49. Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25)
  50. 14Paragraph 14
  51. 15Paragraph 15
  52. Part 2: AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON ARTICLE 4
  53. Lough Neagh and Lower Bann Drainage and Navigation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 15)
  54. 16Paragraph 16
  55. Part 3: AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON ARTICLE 5
  56. Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 (c. 5)
  57. 17Paragraph 17
  58. 18Paragraph 18
  59. Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 17)
  60. 19Paragraph 19
  61. Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 35)
  62. 20Paragraph 20
  63. Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 15)
  64. 21Paragraph 21
  65. North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/859)
  66. 22Paragraph 22
  67. 23Paragraph 23
  68. 24Paragraph 24
  69. Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 6)
  70. 25Paragraph 25
  71. Part 4: AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON ARTICLE 6
  72. Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 29)
  73. 26Paragraph 26
  74. 27Paragraph 27
  75. 28Paragraph 28
  76. 29Paragraph 29
  77. 30Paragraph 30
  78. 31Paragraph 31
  79. 32Paragraph 32
  80. 33Paragraph 33
  81. 34Paragraph 34
  82. 35Paragraph 35
  83. Employment and Training (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (NI 10)
  84. 36Paragraph 36
  85. Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (NI 12)
  86. 37Paragraph 37
  87. Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
  88. 38Paragraph 38
  89. Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 15)
  90. 39Paragraph 39
  91. 40Paragraph 40
  92. 41Paragraph 41
  93. 42Paragraph 42
  94. 43Paragraph 43
  95. 44Paragraph 44
  96. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
  97. 45Paragraph 45
  98. 46Paragraph 46
  99. Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 21)
  100. 47Paragraph 47
  101. Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 11)
  102. 48Paragraph 48
  103. 49Paragraph 49
  104. Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 2003/497)
  105. 50Paragraph 50
  106. Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SR 2006/261)
  107. 51Paragraph 51
  108. Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2)
  109. 52Paragraph 52
  110. 53Paragraph 53
  111. 54Paragraph 54
  112. 55Paragraph 55
  113. 56Paragraph 56
  114. 57Paragraph 57
  115. 58Paragraph 58
  116. 59Paragraph 59
  117. 60Paragraph 60
  118. Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5)
  119. 61Paragraph 61
  120. Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (NI 1)
  121. 62Paragraph 62
  122. 63Paragraph 63
  123. Part 5: AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON ARTICLE 8
  124. Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 17)
  125. 64Paragraph 64
  126. Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (NI 1)
  127. 65Paragraph 65
  128. Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 18)
  129. 66Paragraph 66
  130. Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 6)
  131. 67Paragraph 67
  132. 68Paragraph 68
  133. 69Paragraph 69
  134. 70Paragraph 70
  135. Part 6: AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON MORE THAN ONE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
  136. Lough Neagh and Lower Bann Drainage and Navigation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 15)
  137. 71Paragraph 71
  138. Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 6)
  139. 72Paragraph 72
  140. Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (NI 7)
  141. 73Paragraph 73
  142. Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (NI 21)
  143. 74Paragraph 74
  144. 75Paragraph 75
  145. 76Paragraph 76
  146. 77Paragraph 77
  147. 78Paragraph 78
  148. 79Paragraph 79
  149. Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25)
  150. 80Paragraph 80
  151. 81Paragraph 81
  152. 82Paragraph 82
  153. 83Paragraph 83
  154. 84Paragraph 84
  155. 85Paragraph 85
  156. 86Paragraph 86
  157. 87Paragraph 87
  158. 88Paragraph 88
  159. Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c. 10)
  160. 89Paragraph 89
  161. 90Paragraph 90
  162. Explanatory note