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Power of the Executive Council to transfer functions, etc., to an Executive Minister.
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6.—(1) It shall be lawful for the Executive Council, whenever they think proper, to transfer by order to any Executive Minister any power, function, duty, or jurisdiction which is by virtue of this Act or an order made under this Act transferred to and vested in the Executive Council.
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(2) Any power, function, duty, or jurisdiction which is transferred under this section by the Executive Council to an Executive Minister may be so transferred, at the discretion of the Executive Council, in whole or in part, and with or without qualification, limitation, or restriction, and as from any date, past or future, but not prior to the date of the passing of the Principal Act.
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(3) Every order made by the Executive Council under this section transferring to an Executive Minister a power, function, duty, or jurisdiction shall (subject to any amendment of such order and until such order is revoked) operate to vest in and confer or impose on such Executive Minister, in accordance in all respects with the terms of such order, the exercise or performance of such power, function, duty, or jurisdiction.
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(4) The Executive Council may by order, whenever they so think proper, amend or revoke any order made by them under the first sub-section of this section, and any such amendment may be so made with effect from such date, past or future, as the Executive Council shall think proper but no such revocation shall be made as from a date prior to the date of the order making such revocation.
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