Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000
Interpretation.
3.—(1) In this Act—
“the Arbitrator” means a person appointed under, and for the purposes referred to in, section 10;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands;
“the Principal Act” means the Wildlife Act 1976;
“the Regulations of 1985” means the European Communities (Wildlife Act 1976) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No. 397 of 1985).
(2) (a) A reference in this Act to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that a reference to some other Act is intended.
(b) A reference in this Act to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
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Functions transferred and references to "Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht" and "Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht" construed as Housing, Planning and Local Government (9.09.2020) by Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 339 of 2020), arts. 2, 3, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4, 5, 6, 8.
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
(2) References to the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht contained in any Act or any instrument made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht by or under the Acts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule and the provisions of the Acts specified in Part 2 of the Schedule are transferred to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.
(2) References to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.
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SCHEDULE
Article 3
Part 1
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Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 38 of 2000) (other than sections 16 to 18)
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Note that the title of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government was changed to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30.09.2020) by Housing, Planning and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 408 of 2020), arts. 2, 3, 4, in effect as per art. 1(2).
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Previous affecting provision: the title of the Minister for Environment and Local Government was changed to the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government (10.06.2003) by Environment and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 233 of 2003), arts. 2, 3, 4, in effect as per art. 1(2). Functions transferred and references to "Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government" and "Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government" construed as Tourism, Culture and Sport (1.05.2011) by Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 192 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4, 5, 6, 8; superseded (9.09.2020) as per C-note above.
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Previous affecting provision: the title of the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands was changed to the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (19.06.2002) by Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and The Islands (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 308 of 2002), arts. 2, 3, 4, in effect as per art. 1(2). Functions transferred and references to "Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs" and "Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs" construed as Environment and Local Government (10.07.2002) by Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 356 of 2002), arts. 3, 4, and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5, 6, 7, 9; superseded (1.05.2011) as per E-note above.