Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st August, 2017.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 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 Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2017.

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

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

(b) by or under the provisions of the enactments specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, and

(c) under the regulations specified in Part 3 of the Schedule,

are delegated to Pat Breen, Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

SCHEDULE

PART 1

Acts

Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2015

Safety in Industry Acts 1955 to 1987

Oil Burners (Standards) Act 1960 (No. 24 of 1960)

Mines and Quarries Act 1965 (No. 7 of 1965)

Employment Agency Act 1971 (No. 27 of 1971)

Dangerous Substances Acts 1972 and 1979

Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts 1977 to 2001

Packaged Goods (Quantity Control) Act 1980 (No. 11 of 1980)

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

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

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

Metrology Act 1996 (No. 27 of 1996)

National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 (No. 28 of 1996)

Chemical Weapons Act 1997 (No. 28 of 1997)

Prompt Payment of Accounts Act 1997 (No. 31 of 1997)

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

Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2015

Equal Status Act 2000 (No. 8 of 2000)

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts 2005 and 2014

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

Chemicals Acts 2008 and 2010

Credit Guarantee Acts 2012 and 2016

Microenterprise Loan Fund Act 2012 (No. 31 of 2012)

Construction Contracts Act 2013 (No. 34 of 2013)

Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015)

PART 2

Provisions of Act

Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 (No. 21 of 1967)

Section 8C(1) (inserted by section 80 (1)(h) of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 ) of the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977

PART 3

Regulations

European Communities (Good Laboratory Practice) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. No. 4 of 1991 )

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

European Communities (Directive 2000/31/EC) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 68 of 2003 )

European Union (Provision of Services) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 533 of 2010 )

European Union (Equipment and Protective Systems for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 230 of 2017 )

European Union (Lifts and Safety Components for Lifts) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 232 of 2017 )

European Union (Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 233 of 2017 )

European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011 to 2017

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

26 July 2017.

LEO VARADKAR,

Taoiseach.