S.I. No. 664/2011 - Harbours Act 1996 (Arklow Harbour Commissioners) Transfer Order 2011.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th December, 2011.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 88 (2) of the Harbours Act 1996 (No. 11 of 1996) (as amended), and the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 842 of 2005 ), (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )), and with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Harbours Act 1996 (Arklow Harbour Commissioners) Transfer Order 2011.

2. This Order comes into operation on 1 January 2012.

3. The property, rights and liabilities and every member of staff of Arklow Harbour Commissioners are transferred to Wicklow County Council.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 December 2011.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government,

15 December 2011.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.