The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

PART 1 AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON ARTICLE 3

Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (NI 15)

1.  In Article 54(1)(c), after “Department” in both places where it occurs insert “for Communities”.

2.  In Article 57(2) for “head of the Department of Manpower Services” substitute “Department for Communities”.

Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 1)

3.  In Article 2(2) for the definition of “the Office” substitute—

““the Office” means the Executive Office;”.

4.—(1) Amend Article 9 (relevant sites) as follows.

(2) After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) In this Part “the responsible department” means—

(a) in relation to a relevant site transferred to the Department for Infrastructure by the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, that Department;

(b) in relation to any other relevant site existing immediately before the transfer date, the Office;

(c) in relation to a new relevant site, means the department in which the site is vested in accordance with the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (1);

(d) in relation to a development corporation established by an order under Article 15, the department which made the order.

(1B) In paragraph (1A) and this paragraph—

• “new relevant site” means any area of land which becomes a relevant site at any time on or after the transfer date;

• “the transfer date” has the same meaning as in the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.”.

(3) In paragraph (2) for “Office” substitute “responsible department”.

(4) In paragraph (3) for “signed by the First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “issued by the responsible department”.

5.  In Articles 10 to 13 for “Office” (wherever occurring) substitute “responsible department”.

6.  In Article 13(2) for “Office’s” substitute “responsible department’s”.

7.  In Articles 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 27 for “Office” (wherever occurring) substitute “responsible department”.

8.  In Schedule 1, in paragraphs 2 to 5, 7, 8 and 16 to 20 for “Office” (wherever occurring) substitute “responsible department”.

9.—(1) Amend Schedule 2 as follows.

(2) In paragraphs 1 and 2 for “Office” (wherever occurring) substitute “responsible department”.

(3) In paragraph 2(1)(d) for “Office’s” substitute “relevant department’s”.

(4) In paragraphs 3, 4, 7 and 8 for “Office” (wherever occurring) substitute “responsible department”.

Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 11)

10.  In Article 24—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “Department for Communities”;

(b) in paragraph (5), for “First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly” substitute “Department for Communities”.

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)

11.  In section 25(2) and (3), for “Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister”, in each place where those words occur substitute “Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs”.

Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 1)

12.  In section 1(3), for “the Office” substitute “the Executive Office”.

13.  In section 21—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), for “First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “Department for Communities”;

(b) in subsection (5), for “First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly” substitute “Department for Communities”.

Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25)

14.  In section 5(2)(a), omit sub-paragraph (ii).

15.  In section 203(2), for “First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly” substitute “Department”.