S.I. No. 117/1934 - Forestry (Re-Distribution of Public Services) Consequential Order, 1934.

1. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Forestry (Re-distribution of Public Services) Consequential Order, 1934.

2. The

Interpretation Act, 1923

(No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of this Order in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3. The Irish Land Commission shall be the appropriate agricultural department within the meaning and for the purposes of the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Forestry Act, 1919.

DUBLIN.

This 1st day of June, 1934.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1934. No. 117.

FORESTRY (RE-DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES) CONSEQUENTIAL ORDER, 1934.

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (2) of

section 12

of the

Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924

(No. 16 of 1924), that it shall be lawful for the Executive Council from time to time by order to re-distribute all or any of the public services and officers and the administration, jurisdiction, powers, duties and functions thereof amongst the several Ministers and Departments of State or any of them in any manner which may seem to the Executive Council to be expedient or proper in the public interests, and to make such orders consequential on or necessary for giving effect to any such re-distribution as the Executive Council may consider expedient or proper

AND WHEREAS by the Forestry (Re-distribution of Public Services) Order, 1933 (Statutory Rules and Orders No. 158 of 1933), made by the Executive Council under the said sub-section (2) of the said section 12, the public services of the Minister for Agriculture concerned with forestry and matters connected with or relating to forestry and the administration, jurisdiction, powers, duties, and functions thereof were transferred to the Minister for Lands by his then style and title of Minister for Lands and Fisheries.

AND WHEREAS the Executive Council considers that this Order is consequential on the re-distribution made by the said Forestry (Re-distribution of Public Services) Order, 1933, and is expedient and proper

NOW, the Executive Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sub-section (2) of

section 12

of the

Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924

(No. 16 of 1924), and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling, do hereby order as follows:—