Genre: Legal

An Act to establish a Ministry of Health and Local Government for Northern Ireland ; to abolish the Ministry of Public Security for Northern Ireland ; to make further provision with respect to the assignment and transfer of functions of Government departments ; to provide for the salaries of certain Ministerial offices ; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid . [ 9th May 1944 ] S. 1 rep . by 1999 NI 1 S. 2 rep . by SLR 1980 ; 1999 NI 1 S. 3 rep . by SLR ( NI ) 1952 ; 1999 NI 1 F003 Orders for assignment and transfer of functions and other purposes . 4 . -- ( 1 ) The [ F001 chief executive member ] may , from time to time , by [ F001 order ] assign to any department , or transfer to any department from any other department , such functions as appear to [ F001 that member ] to be appropriate for such assignment or transfer ; and each department shall have and may excercise such functions as may be specified by such an [ F001 order ] . ( 2 ) F002 An [ F001 order ] made under this section may make such incidental , consequential and supplemental provisions as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving full effect to this Act or to any assignment or transfer of functions under sub-section ( 1 ) of this section , including provisions -- ( a ) for the modification and adaptation of enactments ; and ( b ) for the transfer of any property , rights and liabilities held , enjoyed or incurred by any department in connection with any functions transferred ; and ( c ) for the carrying on and completion by or on behalf of a department of anything commenced by or on behalf of any other department before a transfer of functions takes effect ; and ( d ) for changing the name by which a department is to be styled ; and ( e ) for the substitution of the name of a department for the name of any other department , or for its former name , in any instrument , contract or legal proceedings made or commenced before the date when a transfer of functions or change of name takes effect . ( 3 ) A certificate issued by a department that any property has been transferred to it by virtue of an [ F001 order ] made under this section shall be conclusive evidence of that fact . Subs . ( 4 ) rep . by SLR 1980 [ F001 ( 5 ) An order under this section shall be subject to negative resolution . ] S. 5 rep . by 1946 c . 11 ( NI ) ; 1999 NI 1 S. 6 rep . by 1999 NI 1 S. 7 rep . by SLR ( NI ) 1952 ; 1999 NI 1