The Secretaries of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Order 2001

Transfers to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

11.—(1) All property, rights and liabilities to which the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions is entitled or subject at the coming into force of this Order in connection with the functions to which this article applies are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

(2) This article applies to—

(a) the function of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which is transferred by article 6(2), and

(b) those functions which were entrusted to that Secretary of State immediately before 7th June 2001 and which have, before the making of this Order, been entrusted to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Transfers to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: supplementary

12.—(1) This Order does not affect the validity of anything done before the coming into force of this Order by or in relation to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions in connection with a function to which article 11 applies.

(2) Anything which has been, or has effect as if, done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions in connection with—

(a) a function to which article 11 applies, or

(b) anything transferred by that article,

shall, so far as necessary for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, have effect as if done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

(3) Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the coming into force of this Order, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions may, so far as it relates to—

(a) a function to which article 11 applies, or

(b) anything transferred by that article,

be continued by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

(4) So far as may be necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of the transfer or entrusting to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of a function to which article 11 applies, an enactment or instrument passed or made before the coming into force of this Order shall have effect as if—

(a) any reference to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions were a reference to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

(b) any reference to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions were a reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and

(c) any reference to an officer of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions were a reference to an officer of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The references to which this paragraph applies include any reference which is to be construed as a reference to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, to his Department or to any officer of his.

(5) Documents or forms printed for use in connection with a function to which article 11 applies may be used in connection with that function notwithstanding that they contain (or are to be construed as containing) references to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, to his Department or to an officer of his.

(6) For the purposes of the use of any such documents or forms after the coming into force of this Order, those references shall be construed as references to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to his Department or to an officer of his.