British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999
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Transfer of functions etc., to Body. |
11.—(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the functions of the Minister in relation to the waterways are hereby transferred to the Body. | |
(2) References to, or which are to be construed as references to, the Minister or the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands in any statute or instrument made under any statute and relating to any functions transferred by this section shall, in so far as they relate to those functions, be construed as references to the Body. | ||
(3) The functions, assets, rights and liabilities of Bord Fáilte éireann as a member of Shannon-Erne Waterway Promotions Limited are hereby transferred to the Body and references in the Memorandum or Articles of Association of that Company to Bord Fáilte éireann shall be construed as references to the Body. | ||
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to the functions of the Minister under section 2 of the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Powers and Functions) Act, 1998 , in so far as it relates to the waterways. | ||
(5) The powers of the Body under— | ||
(a) sections 6 (f) and 7 (1) of the Canals Act, 1986 , and | ||
(b) section 2(h) and subsections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Act of 1990, | ||
shall not be exercised by the Body without the consent of the Minister. |