Sustainable Energy Act 2002
Additional functions.
8.—(1) The Minister may, following consultation with the Authority, the Minister for Finance and any other Minister of the Government who, in the opinion of the Minister, is concerned, by order assign to the Authority such additional functions relating to sustainable energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy as the Minister considers appropriate.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), an order under this section may assign to the Authority any function which relates to sustainable energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy and which arises from, or is necessary for, the implementation of any provision of the treaties governing the European Communities or any act adopted by the institutions of those Communities or other international convention or agreement to which the State is, or becomes, a party.
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-9.
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —
(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and
(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,
are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Schedule 1
Enactments
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Part 2
1922 to 2011 Enactments
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Number and Year |
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Provision |
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No. 2 of 2002 |
Sustainable Energy Act 2002 |
Sections 7, 8, 22, 13(6), 24 and 28 |
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Editorial Notes:
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Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (28.03.2024) by Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (Section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Reporting of National Energy Statistics and Electricity and Natural Gas Prices) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 151 of 2024).
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Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (14.12.2022) by Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (Conferral of Additional Functions - Energy Efficiency) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 668 of 2022).
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Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (23.10.2014) by Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (Conferral of Additional Functions - Renewable Energy)(Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 482 of 2014).
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Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (11.05.2012) by Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (Section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Renewable Energy) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 158 of 2012).
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Previous affectingprovision: power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (28.03.2011) by Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (Section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Renewable Energy) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 148 of 2011); revoked (11.05.2012) by Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (Section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Renewable Energy) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 158 of 2012), reg. 5.