S.I. No 410 of 2002

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (DELEGATION OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) (NO. 2) ORDER 2002

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Agriculture and Food and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 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 Agriculture and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2002.

2.         All the powers and duties of the Minister for Agriculture and Food conferred on the Minister -

 ( a ) by or under the Acts specified in the Schedule 1 to this Order,

 ( b ) under the regulations and orders specified in the Schedule 2 to this Order, and

 ( c ) in so far as it relates to an Act or statutory instrument specified in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 to this Order, by or under the Local Government Acts 1925 to 2000 and the Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Acts 1926 to 1983, in relation to the office or to the holder of the office of veterinary inspector under a local authority,

are hereby delegated to Noel Treacy, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food.

SCHEDULE 1

Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Act 1908

Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Acts 1930 to 1988

Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Acts 1934 to 1936

Slaughter of Animals Acts 1935 and 1988

Noxious Weeds Act 1936 ( No. 38 of 1936 )

Pigs and Bacon Acts 1935 to 1988

Live Stock (Artificial Insemination) Act 1947 ( No. 32 of 1947 )

Poultry Hatcheries Act 1947 ( No. 49 of 1947 )

Agricultural Produce (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954 ( No. 33 of 1954 )

Fertilisers, Feeding Stuffs and Mineral Mixtures Act 1955 ( No. 8 of 1955 )

Destructive Insects and Pests (Consolidation) Act 1958 ( No. 11 of 1958 )

Food Standards Act 1974 ( No 11 of 1974 )

Agricultural Product (Meat) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1978 ( No. 13 of 1978 )

Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Acts 1980 and 1998

Registration of Potato Growers and Potato Packers Act 1984 ( No. 25 of 1984 )

Control of Bulls for Breeding Act 1985 ( No. 13 of 1985 )

Abattoirs Act 1988 ( No. 8 of 1988 )

Bord Glas Act 1990 ( No. 1 of 1990 )

An Bord Bia Acts 1994 to 1996

SCHEDULE 2

Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act 1947 (Export of Poultry and Rabbits) Order 1950 ( S.I. No. 302 of 1950 )

European Communities (Wine) Regulations 1976 ( S.I. No. 12 of 1976 )

European Communities (Wine) Regulations 1978 ( S.I. No. 154 of 1978 )

European Communities (Carnation Leaf-Rollers) Regulations 1976 ( S.I. No. 104 of 1976 )

European Communities (Cut Flowers, Flowering Bulbs and Ornamental Foliage) Regulations 1977 ( S.I. No. 129 of 1977 )

European Communities (Sampling and Analysis of Fertilisers) Regulations 1978 to 1995

European Communities (Marketing of Fertilisers) Regulations 1978 to 1998 (( S.I. No. 110 of 1993 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1979 ( S.I. No. 137 of 1979 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1980 ( S.I. No. 101 of 1980 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1981 ( S.I. No. 389 of 1981 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1983 ( S.I. No. 270 of 1983 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1987 ( S.I. No. 297 of 1987 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 162 of 1988 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 361 of 1988 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1989 ( S.I. No. 288 of 1989 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1990 ( S.I. No. 338 of 1990 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 446 of 1997 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 372 of 1998 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 99 of 1999 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No 188 of 2000 )

European Communities (Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Type Approval) (No. 2) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 286 of 2000 )

European Communities (Certification of Hops) Regulations 1979 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1979 )

European Communities (Seed Potatoes) Regulations 1980 to 1999

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) Regulations 1980 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1980 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1980 ( S.I. No. 258 of 1980 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1981 ( S.I. No. 98 of 1981 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1982 ( S.I. No. 351 of 1982 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1983 ( S.I. No. 349 of 1983 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1984 ( S.I. No. 89 of 1984 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 277 of 1986 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 ( S.I. No. 265 of 1987 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 160 of 1988 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 ( S.I. No. 92 of 1989 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 ( S.I. No. 119 of 1990 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1990 ( S.I. No. 346 of 1990 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 ( S.I. No. 214 of 1992 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 ( S.I. No. 408 of 1993 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 47 of 1994 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 280 of 1994 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 50 of 1995 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 92 of 1995 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1995 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 54 of 1996 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 266 of 1996 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 126 of 1997 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1997 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 78 of 1998 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 120 of 1998 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 167 of 1998 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 398 of 1998 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 53 of 1999 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 227 of 1999 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 354 of 1999 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 59 of 2000 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 135 of 2000 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 434 of 2000 )

European Communities (Introduction of Organisms Harmful to Plants or Plant Products) (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 414 of 2001 )

European Communities (Seed of Oil Plants and Fibre Plants) Regulations 1981 to 1997

European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) Regulations 1981 to 1997

European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1998 )

European Communities (Seed of Fodder Plants) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 199 of 1999 )

European Communities (Prohibition of Certain Active Substances in Plant Protection Products) Regulations 1981 to 1990

European Communities (National Catalogue of Agricultural Plant Varieties) Regulations 1981 and 1985

European Communities (Frozen and Deep Frozen Poultry) Regulations 1981 ( S.I. No. 433 of 1981 )

European Communities (Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades and Chestnut Puree) Regulations 1982 and 1991

European Communities (Protein Feedingstuffs) Regulations 1986 to 2000

European Communities (Pig Carcase (Grading)) Regulations 1988 to 2001

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 1989 to 1998

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 461 of 2000 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 136 of 2001 )

European Communities (Egg Products) Regulations 1991 to 1992

Poisons (Prohibition of the Use of Certain Substances for Agricultural Purposes) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. No. 361 of 1991 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Feedingstuffs) Regulations 1992 ( S.I. No. 40 of 1992 )

European Communities (Marketing Standards for Eggs) Regulations 1992 ( S.I. No. 254 of 1992 )

European Communities (Quick-frozen Foodstuffs) Regulations 1992 and 1995

European Communities (Live Poultry and Hatching Eggs) Regulations 1992 and 1995

European Communities (Trade in Porcine Semen -- Animal Health) Regulations 1993 ( S.I. No. 242 of 1993 )

European Communities (Equine Stud-Book and Competition) Regulations 1993 ( S.I. No. 305 of 1993 )

European Communities (Potato Ring Rot) Regulations 1993 ( S.I. No. 346 of 1993 )

European Communities (Beef Carcase Classification) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 8 of 1994 )

European Communities (Pure-Bred Sheep and Goat Flock-Book) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 16 of 1994 )

European Communities (Authorisation, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) Regulations 1994 to 2001

European Communities (Authorisation, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No.4) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 623 of 2001 )

European Communities (Registration of Pedigree Animals) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 150 of 1994 )

European Communities (Breeding Pig Herd-book and Register) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 151 of 1994 )

European Communities (Marketing of Vegetable Propagating and Planting Material, other than Seed) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 159 of 1994 )

European Communities (Marketing of Fruit Planting Propagating Material and Fruit Plants intended for Fruit Production) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 160 of 1994 )

European Communities (Marketing of Fruit Plant Propagating Material and Fruit Plants and Fruit Plants intended for Fruit Production) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 198 of 1994 )

European Communities (Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material and Ornamental Plants) Regulations 1994 to 1999

European Communities (Disposal, Processing and Placing on the Market of Animal By-Products) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 257 of 1994 )

European Communities (Disposal, Processing and Placing on the Market of Animal By-Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 77 of 2001 )

European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 112 of 1996 )

European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 233 of 1996 )

European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin) Regulations 1995 and 1997

European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 93 of 2000 )

European Communities (Export and Import of Certain Dangerous Chemicals) (Pesticides) (Enforcement) Regulations 1995 to 1998

European Communities (Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 1995 and 1999

European Communities (Certificate of Specific Character for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 149 of 1995 )

European Communities (Rabbit Meat and Farmed Game Meat) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 278 of 1995 )

European Communities (Wild Game) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1995 )

European Communities (Definition, Description and Presentation of Spirit Drinks) Regulations 1995 to 1998

European Communities (Trade in Livestock Semen) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 387 of 1995)

European Communities (Zoonoses) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 2 of 1996 )

European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 3 of 1996 )

European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1997 )

European Communities (Trade in Animals and Animal Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 12 of 1996 )

European Communities (Feedingstuffs Intended for Particular Nutritional Purposes) Regulations 1996 to 2000

European Communities (Introduction and Movement of Certain Harmful Organisms, Plant, Plant Products and Other Objects for Trial or Scientific Purposes and/or Work on Varietal Selections) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 122 of 1996 )

European Communities (Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 243 of 1996 )

European Communities (Knackery) Regulations 1996 and 1999

European Communities (Bananas) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 69 of 1997 )

European Communities (Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 122 of 1997 )

European Communities (Fresh Meat) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 434 of 1997 )

European Communities (Mammalian Animal Waste) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 2 of 1998 )

European Communities (Zootechnical and Genealogical Conditions Applicable to Imports from Third Countries) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 26 of 1998 )

European Communities (Processing of Mammalian Animal Waste) Regulations 1998 and 1999

European Communities (Definition, Description and Presentation of Aromatized Wines, Aromatized Wine-Based Drinks and Aromatized Wine-Product Cocktails) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 254 of 1998 )

European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Tolerances of Undesirable Substances and Products) Regulations 1998 to 2000

European Communities (Approval and Registration of Establishments and Intermediaries operating in the Animal Feed Sector) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 88 of 1999 )

European Communities (Approval and Registration of Establishments and Intermediaries operating in the Animal Feed Sector) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 335 of 1999 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plan Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 179 of 1999 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 458 of 1999 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 462 of 2000 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 139 of 2001 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 256 of 2001 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Products of Plant Origin, including Fruit and Vegetables) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 621 of 2001 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No.180 of 1999 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 460 of 1999 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 460 of 2000 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 137 of 2001 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 249 of 2001 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Foodstuffs of Animal Origin) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 620 of 2001 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 181 of 1999 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 459 of 1999 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 459 of 2000 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2001 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 250 of 2001 )

European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Cereals) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 622 of 2001 )

European Communities (Feedingstuffs) (Methods of Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 to 2000

European Communities (Fees for Health Inspections and Control of Fresh Meat) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 339 of 1999 )

European Communities (Guidelines for the Assessment of Additives in Animal Nutrition) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 370 of 1999 )

European Communities (Guidelines for the Assessment of Additives in Animal Nutrition) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No 556 of 2001 )

European Communities (Putting into Circulation of Feed Materials) Regulations1999 to 2001

European Communities (Additives in Feedingstuffs) Regulations 1999 to 2000

European Communities (Marketing of Compound Feedingstuffs) Regulations 1999 to 2001

European Communities (Animal Nutrition Inspections) Regulations 2000 to 2001

European Communities (Processing of Mammalian Animal By-Products) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 182 of 2000 )

European Communities (Marketing of Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 281 of 2000 )

European Communities (Specified Risk Material) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No 332 of 2000 )

European Communities (Specified Risk Material) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 24 of 2001 )

European Communities (Specified Risk Material) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 164 of 2001 )

European Communities (Labelling of Beef and Beef Products) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 435 of 2000 )

European Communities (Processed Animal Products) Regulations 2000 to 2001

European Communities (Beet Seed) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 142 of 2001 )

European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 306 of 2001 )

European Communities (Examination of Pigmeat for Trichinae upon Importation from Third Countries) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 464 of 2001 )

European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Plant Protection Products and Biocidal Products) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 624 of 2001 )

European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Biocidal Products) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 625 of 2001 )

European Communities (Gelatine) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 4 of 2002 )

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order delegates Noel Treacy TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food the powers and duties of the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Acts, Orders and Regulations specified in the Order.

Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin