SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12U.K.Explosives

Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970U.K.

2.—(1) The Secretary of State’s functions immediately before the coming into force of this Order under section 3 of the Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970(1) F1... are transferred to the Department of Justice.U.K.

(2) Any regulations made by the Department of Justice under section 3 of the 1970 Act are subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2)).

(3) Section 3(5) of the 1970 Act is omitted.

F2(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) The functions transferred by [F3sub-paragraph (1)] include functions under any provision not yet in force at the time immediately before the coming into force of this Order (and a reference in those sub-paragraphs to an enactment includes a reference to the enactment as amended by any provision of an enactment or instrument passed or made before that time, but not yet in force).

(1)

1970 c.10 (N.I.) Section 3 was extended by S.I. 1972/730 (N.I. 3). Functions under section 3 were transferred by S.I. 1973/2163. Section 3 was amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2006 No. 425.

(2)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.). Section 41(6) was amended by S.I. 1999/663.