Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on 27th December 1999.

(3)

In this Order–

  • “the transferor” means, in relation to anything transferred by this Order, the Minister or Ministers from whom it is transferred,

  • “the transferee” means, in relation to anything transferred by this Order, the Minister or Ministers to whom it is transferred,

and any reference to a function of a Minister shall, in the case of a function which is exercisable by him jointly with another person or is otherwise shared by him with another person, be construed as a reference to his share in that function.