Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 3676

The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001

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"the Intervention Board" means the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce established under section 6(1) of the European Communities Act 1972[2];

"the operative date" means the day on which this Order comes into force; and

"the transferor" means the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Transfer of functions
     2. All functions which - 

(a) at any time prior to the abolition of the Intervention Board were exercisable by the Board in relation to Northern Ireland on behalf of the transferor, and

(b) immediately before the operative date are exercisable by the transferor,

shall on the operative date be transferred to the Department.

Transitional and consequential provisions
     3.  - (1) Anything (including any legal proceedings) which, immediately before the operative date, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the transferor may, so far as it relates to any function transferred by this Order, be continued by or in relation to the Department.

    (2) Anything done by or in relation to the transferor for the purposes of or in connection with any function transferred by this Order shall, if in force immediately before the operative date, have effect as if done by or in relation to the Department in so far as that is required for continuing its effect on or after the operative date.

    (3) This Order shall not affect the validity of anything done by the transferor before the operative date.

    (4) Any enactment, instrument, agreement (whether or not in writing), or other document, which was made before the operative date, shall have effect, so far as may be necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of any transfer of functions by this Order, as if any references to the transferor were references to the Department.


A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council

[2] 1972 c. 68.back