S.I. No. 284/1951 -- Wheat and Flour (Transfer of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1951.
S.I. No. 284/1951: WHEAT AND FLOUR (TRANSFER OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) ORDER, 1951. |
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WHEAT AND FLOUR (TRANSFER OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) ORDER, 1951. |
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The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by subsection (1) of section 6 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939 (No. 36 of 1939), and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling hereby order as follows :-- |
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1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Wheat and Flour (Transfer of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1951. |
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(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1951. |
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2. In this Order the word " functions " includes powers and duties. |
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3. The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of the functions transferred by this Order are hereby transferred to the Department of Industry and Commerce. |
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4. The functions of the Minister for Agriculture in connection with : |
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(a) the procurement of wheat from abroad, including in particular |
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(i) the examination of the stock position and the determination of quantities required for importation through Grain Importers (Éire) Limited, |
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(ii) the examination of allocations which may be offered and the making of representations to foreign Governments in order to secure supplies, |
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(iii) matters arising out of the State's membership of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the International Wheat Council, and matters relating to proposals for an international wheat agreement ; and |
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(b) the flour subsidy and the making available of grist to millers, |
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are hereby transferred to the Minister for Industry and Commerce. |
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5. References to the Minister for Agriculture in the Flour, Wheatenmeal and Bread Orders, 1949 to 1951, shall be construed as references to the Minister for Industry and Commerce. |
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6. The Agriculture (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (Wheat and Flour Subsidy) Order, 1949 ( S.I. No. 78 of 1949 ), is hereby revoked. |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 21st day of September 1951. |
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(Signed) ÉAMON DE VALERA, |
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Taoiseach. |
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