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| Animal feedingstuffs: Northern Ireland. |
31. - (1) The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland and the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland acting jointly may by order make provision for Northern Ireland corresponding to any provision which, by virtue of section 30, the Ministers have power to make for England and Wales or Scotland.
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(2) Subsections (5) and (6) of section 30 apply in relation to an order under this section as they apply to an order under that section.
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| Modification of certain provisions of this Act. |
32. - (1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as She considers appropriate for modifying the provisions of this Act relating to-
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(a) functions exercisable by any of the appropriate authorities; |
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(b) the powers of either House of Parliament, the Scottish Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly; or |
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(c) the constitution of the Agency. |
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(2) The provision which may be made by such an Order under subsection (1)(c)-
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(a) includes provision relating to the subject-matter of sections 2 to 4 (and Schedules 1 and 2); |
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(b) does not include provision modifying this section or section 33. |
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(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the provision made by such an Order may-
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(a) confer functions (including powers to make subordinate legislation) on any of the appropriate authorities in relation to the Agency or anything connected with the Agency; |
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(b) confer powers on either House of Parliament, the Scottish Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly; |
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(c) modify functions of, or confer functions on, the Agency or other persons in relation to any of the appropriate authorities or the bodies mentioned in paragraph (b); and |
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(d) provide for the delegation of functions. |
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(4) No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under this section unless the Agency has been consulted.
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| Consequences of Agency losing certain functions. |
33. - (1) This section applies if-
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(a) the Scottish Parliament passes an Act providing for any functions of the Agency to be no longer exercisable in or as regards Scotland; or |
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(b) the Northern Ireland Assembly passes an Act providing for any functions of the Agency to be no longer exercisable in or as regards Northern Ireland. |
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(2) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision-
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(a) modifying this or any other Act as She considers necessary or expedient in consequence of the functions concerned being no longer exercisable by the Agency in or as regards Scotland or Northern Ireland; |
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(b) for the transfer of any property, rights and interests of the Agency falling within subsection (3); |
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(c) for any person to have such rights or interests in relation to any property, rights or interests falling within subsection (3) as She considers appropriate (whether in connection with a transfer or otherwise); or |
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(d) for the transfer of any liabilities of the Agency falling within subsection (4). |
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(3) Property, rights and interests fall within this subsection if they belong to the Agency and appear to Her Majesty-
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(a) to be held or used wholly or partly for or in connection with the exercise of any of the functions concerned, or |
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(b) not to be within paragraph (a) but, when last held or used for or in connection with the exercise of any function, to have been so held or used for or in connection with the exercise of any of the functions concerned. |
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(4) Liabilities of the Agency fall within this subsection if they appear to Her Majesty to have been incurred wholly or partly for or in connection with the exercise of any of the functions concerned.
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(5) An Order under this section may make provision for the delegation of powers to determine anything required to be determined for the purposes of provision made under subsection (2)(b), (c) or (d).
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(6) No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under this section unless the Agency has been consulted.
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| Duty to take account of functions of the Food Safety Promotion Board. |
34. - (1) The Agency must-
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(a) take account of the activities of the Food Safety Promotion Board in determining what action to take for the purpose of carrying out its functions; and |
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(b) consult that Board from time to time with a view to ensuring so far as is practicable that the activities of the Agency do not unnecessarily duplicate the activities of the Board. |
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(2) Nothing in this Act affects the functions of the Food Safety Promotion Board.
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