S.I. No. 408/1997:

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (DELEGATION OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1997

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (DELEGATION OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1997

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Agriculture and Food and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act. 1977 (No. 28 of 1977), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Agriculture and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1997.

2. All the powers and duties of the Minister for Agriculture and Food conferred on the Minister -

( a ) by or under the Acts specified in the First Schedule to this Order,

( b ) under the regulations and orders specified in the Second Schedule to this Order,

( c ) by or under the Local Government Acts, 1925 to 1991, and the Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Acts, 1926 to 1983, in relation to the office or to the holder of the office of veterinary inspector under a local authority, and

( d ) under every order and regulation continued in force by section 10 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966),

are hereby delegated to Ned O' Keeffe, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Acts, 1930 to 1988

Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Acts, 1934 to 1986

Slaughter of Animals Acts, 1935 and 1988

Pigs and Bacon Acts, 1935 to 1988

Poultry Hatcheries Act, 1947 (No. 49 of 1947)

Agricultural Produce (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1954 (No. 33 of 1954)

Food Standards Act, 1974 (No 11 of 1974)

Diseases of Animals Acts, 1966 to 1996

Foods Standards Act, 1974 (No. 11 of 1974)

Agricultural Product (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1978 (No. 13 of 1978)

Bovine Diseases (Levies) Acts, 1979 to 1996

Abattoirs Act, 1988 (No. 8 of 1988)

An Bord Bia Act, 1994 (No. 22 of 1994) as amended by An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 1995 (No. 20 of 1995) and An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 21 of 1996)

SECOND SCHEDULE

Export of Poultry and Rabbits Order, 1950 ( S.I. No. 302 of 1950 )

Poultry Hatcheries Regulations, 1959 ( S.I. No. 122 of 1959 )

European Communities (Marketing Standards for Eggs) Regulations, 1973 ( S.I. No. 128 of 1973 )

Food Standards (Cocoa and Chocolate Products) (European Communities) Regulations, 1975 ( S.I. No. 180 of 1975 )

European Communities (Wine) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 12 of 1976 )

European Communities (Fresh Poultry Meat) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 317 of 1976 )

European Communities (Marketing standards for Eggs) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 325 of 1977 )

European Communities (Fresh Poultry Meat) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 109 of 1978 )

European Communities (Wine) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 154 of 1978 )

Food Standards (Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars) (European Communities) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 173 of 1978 )

European Communities (Frozen and Deep Frozen Poultry) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. No. 433 of 1981)

European Communities (Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Puree) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 250 of 1982 )

European Communities (Fresh Poultry Meat) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 274 of 1982 )

European Communities (Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 295 of 1982 )

Food Standards (Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars) (European Communities) (Amendment) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 266 of 1984 )

European Communities (Diseases of Animals Acts, 1966 and 1979 Orders) (General Authorisations for Imports) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 365 of 1985 )

European Communities (Natural Mineral Waters) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1986 )

European Communities (Marketing Standards for Eggs) Regulations, 1987 ( S.I. No. 216 of 1987 )

European Communities (Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts) (Amendment) Regulations, 1988 ( S.I. No. 102 of 1988 )

Pig Carcass (Grading) Regulations, 1988 and 1994

Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) Order 1991 ( S.I. No. 308 of 1989 )

Care and Welfare of Poultry (Laying Hens) Regulations, 1990 ( S.I. No. 238 of 1990 )

Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) Order 1991 ( S.I. No. 114 of 1991 )

European Communities (Egg Products) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 293 of 1991 )

European Communities (Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Puree) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 319 of 1991 )

Food Standards (Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars) (European Communities) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 27 of 1992 )

European Communities (Marketing Standards for Eggs) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 254 of 1992 )

European Communities (General Authorisations for Exports of Agricultural Products) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 266 of 1992 )

European Communities (Quick Frozen Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 290 of 1992 )

European Communities (Live Poultry and Hatching Eggs) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 362 of 1992 )

European Communities (Egg Products) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 419 of 1992 )

European Communities (Mutual Assistance as regards Correct Application of Legislation on Veterinary and Zootechnical Matters) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 150 of 1993 )

European Communities (Avian Influenza) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 172 of 1994 )

Food Standards (Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars) (European Communities) (Amendment) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 203 of 1994 )

European Communities (Newcastle Disease) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 226 of 1994 )

European Communities (Importation of Animals and Animal Products from Third Countries) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1994 )

European Communities (Disposal, Processing and Placing on the Market of Animal By-Products) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 257 of 1994 )

European Communities (Importation of Dogs and Cats) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 261 of 1994 )

European Communities (Trade in Animals and Animal Products) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1994 )

European Communities (Control of Infectious Animal Diseases) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 317 of 1994 )

European Communities (Live Poultry and Hatching Eggs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 45 of 1995 )

European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 126 of 1995 )

European Communities (Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1995 )

European Communities (Certificate of Specific Character for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 149 of 1995 )

European Communities (Fees on Imports of Products of Animal Origin from Third Countries) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 231 of 1995 )

European Communities (Rabbit Meat and Farmed Game Meat) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 278 of 1995 )

European Communities (Wild Game) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1995 )

European Communities (Definition, Description and Presentation of Spirit Drinks) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 300 of 1995 )

European Communities (Monitoring of Temperature in the means of Transport, Warehousing and Storage of Quick Frozen Foodstuffs and Sampling Procedure and Methods of Analysis for Control of the Temperatures of Quick Frozen Foods Intended for Human Consumption) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 370 of 1995 )

European Communities (Swine Vesicular Disease) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 373 of 1995 )

European Communities (Registration of Holdings and Identification of Animals) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 1 of 1996 )

European Communities (Zoonoses) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 2 of 1996 )

European Communities (Fresh Poultry meat) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 3 of 1996 )

European Communities (Trade in Animals and Animal Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 12 of 1996 )

European Communities (Definition, Description and Presentation of Spirit Drinks) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 60 of 1996 )

Bovine Diseases (Levies) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 74 of 1996 )

Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 1996 ( S.I. No. 85 of 1996 )

Bovine in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 1996 ( S.I. No. 86 of 1996 )

European Communities (Trade in Certain Animal Products) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 102 of 1996 )

Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) Order 1996 ( S.I. No. 103 of 1996 )

European Communities (Registration of Bovine Animals) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 104 of 1996 )

European Communities (Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 243 of 1996 )

European Communities (Knackery) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 396 of 1996 )

European Communities (Fresh Poultry meat) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1997 )

European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 175 of 1997 )

European Communities (Trade in Bovine Animals and Swine) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 270 of 1997 )

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this   day of   , 1997

Bertie Ahern

Taoiseach

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order delegates Ned O'Keeffe, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food the powers and duties of the Minister for Agriculture and Food under the Acts, Orders and Regulations specified in the Order.