1.—(1) Section 21 of the 1951 Act(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (7), for “the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries” substitute “the Secretary of State”.
(3) In subsection (12), for “the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries acting jointly” substitute “the Secretary of State”.
The functions of the Minister of Transport under this section were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (Transport) Order 1981, S.I. 1981/238.