S.I. No. 629/2022 - Justice (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2022

1. This Order may be cited as the Justice (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2022.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Justice conferred on her by or under the enactments specified in the Schedule are delegated to James Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Justice.

SCHEDULE

Betting Acts 1931 to 2015

Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009

Part III of the

Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990

(No. 12 of 1990)

Gaming and Lotteries Acts 1956 to 2019

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

29 November, 2022.

MICHEÁL MARTIN,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation

.)

This Order provides for the delegation of functions of the Minister for Justice to James Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Justice.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

2

nd December,

2022.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Justice and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 2

(1) of the

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977

(No. 28 of 1977), hereby order as follows