Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27st January, 2023.

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) Order 2023.

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

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

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

are delegated to Neale Richmond, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

SCHEDULE

PART 1

Patents Act 1992 (No. 1 of 1992)

Trade Marks Act 1996 (No. 6 of 1996)

Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (No. 28 of 2000)

Industrial Designs Act 2001 (No. 39 of 2001)

Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Act 2017 (No. 6 of 2017)

Metrology Acts 1980 to 1996

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

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005

Protection of Employment Acts 1977 to 2014

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

Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 to 2014

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

National Minimum Wage Acts 2000 and 2015

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

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

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 (No. 13 of 2012)

Safety in Industry Acts 1955 to 1987

Dangerous Substances Acts 1972 and 1979

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

Chemical Weapons Act 1997 (No. 28 of 1997)

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

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts 2005 to 2014

Chemicals Acts 2008 and 2010

Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990

Workplace Relations Act 2015

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2019

Construction Contracts Act 2013 (No. 34 of 2013)

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

Employment Agency Act 1971 (No. 27 of 1971)

Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 (No. 276 of 1996)

Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts 1977 to 2001

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015

Employment Permits Acts 2003 to 2020

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2022

Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Acts 1984 to 2020

Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 (No. 23 of 2022)

Sick Leave Act 2022 (No. 24 of 2022)

PART 2

Legal Metrology (European Conformity Assessment of Measuring Instruments) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 2 of 2018 )

European Union (Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 47 of 2018 )

European Union (Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially

Explosive Atmospheres) Regulations 2017 and 2022

European Union (Lifts and Safety Components for Lifts) Regulations 2017 and 2022

European Union (Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2017 and 2022

European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable

Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011 to 2021

European Communities (Machinery) Regulations 2008 to 2015

European Union (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 2018 and 2022

GIVEN under the Official Seal of Government,

24 January, 2023.

LEO VARADKAR,

Taoiseach.