S.I. No. 237/1979 - Justice (Delegation of Powers and Duties) Order, 1979.

S.I. No. 237 of 1979.

JUSTICE (DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES) ORDER, 1979.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Justice and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 (1) 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 Justice (Delegation of Powers and Duties) Order, 1979.

2. The powers and duties of the Minister for Justice specified in the Schedule to this Order are hereby delegated to David Andrews, Minister of State at the Department of Justice.

SCHEDULE

The powers and duties of the Minister for Justice under each of the following Acts:—

1. Prisons Acts, 1826 to 1977.

2. Registry of Deeds (Ireland) Acts, 1832 and 1875.

3. Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1977.

4. Criminal Lunatics (Ireland) Act, 1838.

5. Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum (Ireland) Act, 1845.

6. Land Transfer (Ireland) Act, 1848.

7. Public Records of Ireland Acts, 1867 to 1876.

8. Forfeiture Act, 1870.

9. Prevention of Crime Act, 1871.

10. Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Act, 1875.

11. Explosives Acts, 1875 to 1883.

12. Prevention of Crime (Amendment) Act, 1876.

13. Weights and Measures Acts, 1878 to 1961.

14. Penal Servitude Act, 1891.

15. Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.

16. Police Property Act, 1897.

17. Prison Act, 1898, as amended by the Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914.

18. Moneylenders Acts, 1900 and 1933.

19. Lunacy (Ireland) Act, 1901.

20. Probation of Offenders Act, 1907.

21. Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907.

22. Prevention of Crime Act, 1908.

23. Children Acts, 1908 to 1957.

24. Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914.

25. Censorship of Films Acts, 1923 to 1970.

26. Garda Sióchána Acts, 1923 to 1977.

27. Dublin Police Act, 1924.

28. Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1961.

29. Ministers and Secretaries Acts, 1924 to 1977.

30. Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925.

31. Firearms Acts, 1925 to 1971.

32. Street Trading Act, 1926.

33. Enforcement of Court Orders Acts, 1926 and 1940.

34. Court Officers Acts, 1926 to 1961.

35. Censorship of Publications Acts, 1929 to 1967.

36. Betting Act, 1931.

37. Landlord and Tenant Acts, 1931 to 1978.

38. Public Hospitals Acts, 1933 to 1976.

39. Aliens Act, 1935.

40. Courthouses (Provision and Maintenance) Act, 1935.

41. Pounds (Provision and Maintenance) Act, 1935.

42. Garda Sióchána (Compensation) Acts, 1941 and 1945.

43. Irish Legal Terms Act, 1945.

44. Deeds of Bravery Act, 1947.

45. Auctioneers and House Agents Acts, 1947 to 1973.

46. Criminal Justice Act, 1951.

47. Adoption Acts, 1952 to 1976.

48. Defence Acts, 1954 and 1960.

49. Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956.

50. Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956.

51. Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 and 1958.

52. Gaming and Lotteries Acts, 1956 to 1979.

53. Criminal Justice Act, 1960.

54. Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1960.

55. Rent Restrictions Acts, 1960 and 1967.

56. Road Traffic Acts, 1961 to 1978.

57. Charities Acts, 1961 and 1973.

58. Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1977.

59. Coroners Act, 1962.

60. Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act, 1962.

61. Street and House to House Collections Act, 1962.

62. Official Secrets Act, 1963.

63. Pawnbrokers Act, 1964.

64. Registration of Title Act, 1964.

65. Extradition Act, 1965.

66. Succession Act, 1965.

67. Standard Time Act, 1968.

68. Standard Time (Amendment) Act, 1971.

69. European Communities Act, 1972.

70. European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1973.

71. Juries Act, 1976.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 10th day of

July, 1979.

JOHN LYNCH

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order delegates the powers and duties of the Minister for Justice under the Acts specified in the Schedule to this Order to David Andrews, Minister of State at the Department of Justice.