S.I. No. 289 of 2008

ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT (DELEGATION OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) (No. 3) ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th July, 2008.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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:

1. This Order may be cited as the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 3) Order 2008.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment conferred on her-

(a) by or under the enactments specified in Part 1 of the Schedule, and

(b) under the instruments specified in Part 2 of the Schedule,

are delegated to Billy Kelleher, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

SCHEDULE

PART 1

Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2004

Safety in Industry Acts 1955 and 1987

Mines and Quarries Act 1965

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007

Employment Agency Act 1971 (No. 27 of 1971)

Dangerous Substances Acts 1972 and 1979

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005

Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts 1977 to 2001

Protection of Employment Acts 1977 to 2007

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007

Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Acts 1984 to 2004

Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Acts 1987 and 1995

Labour Services Act 1987 (No. 15 of 1987)

Payment of Wages Act 1991 (No. 25 of 1991)

Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001

Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 (No. 16 of 1996)

Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 (No. 20 of 1996)

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (No. 20 of 1997)

Chemical Weapons Act 1997 (No. 28 of 1997)

Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (No. 43 of 1998)

National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000)

Carer’s Leave Act 2001 (No. 19 of 2001)

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (No. 45 of 2001)

Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 (No. 29 of 2003)

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005)

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006 (No. 9 of 2006)

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007 (No. 27 of 2007)

Chemicals Act 2008 (No. 13 of 2008)

PART 2

European Communities (Lifts) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 246 of 1998 )

European Communities (Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 83 of 1999 )

European Communities (Pressure Equipment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 400 of 1999 )

European Communities (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 488 of 2000 )

European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 131 of 2003 )

European Communities (Dangerous Substances and Preparations) (Marketing and Use) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 220 of 2003 )

European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Preparations) Regulations ( S.I. No. 62 of 2004 )

European Communities (Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 374 of 2004 )

European Communities (Detergents) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 844 of 2005)

European Communities (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 74 of 2006 )

European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) (ADR Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 289 of 2007 )

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

15 July 2008

BRIAN COWEN,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order delegates to Billy Kelleher, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment the powers and duties of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment under the Acts and Instruments specified in the Order.