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Public Bodies Act 2011

Section 17: Consent of UK Ministers

56.This section sets out the circumstances in which consent of Ministers is required for an order made by the Welsh Ministers under section 13 or 14. Subsection (1) provides that an order transferring a function to or conferring a function on the Environment Agency, Forestry Commissioners or other cross-border operators requires the consent of the Secretary of State, and subsection (2) requires the Secretary of State’s consent to an order which modifies non-devolved functions of such persons. Subsection (3) requires a Minister’s consent to any order which transfers functions to, or modifies functions of, the Minister.

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