S.I. No. 309/1988:

INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (DELEGATION OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) ORDER, 1988.

INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (DELEGATION OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) ORDER, 1988.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Industry and Commerce 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 Industry and Commerce (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1988.

2. The powers and duties of the Minister for Industry and Commerce conferred by or under the Acts specified in the First Schedule to this Order and conferred by the Regulations specified in the Second Schedule to this Order are hereby delegated to Sean McCarthy, Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Copyright Act, 1963 (No. 10 of 1963)

Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927 (No. 16 of 1927)

Industrial Research and Standards Acts, 1961 and 1979

Science and Technology Act, 1987 (No. 30 of 1987)

Oil Burners (Standards) Act, 1960 (No. 24 of 1960)

Patents Acts, 1964 and 1966

Trade Marks Act, 1963 (No. 9 of 1963)

SECOND SCHEDULE

European Communities (Low Voltage Electrical Equipment) Regulations, 1975 ( S.I. No. 62 of 1975 )

European Communities (Low Voltage Electrical Equipment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1976 )

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 29th day of November, 1988.

CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order delegates to Sean McCarthy, Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce, the statutory powers and duties of the Minister for Industry and Commerce mentioned in the Order.