2.—(1) Any function of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State for Scotland or the Secretary of State for Wales under an enactment mentioned in the Schedule is hereby transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
(2) Any function of the Secretary of State for Scotland under—
(a)the Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967(1), or
(b)section 11(2) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1992(2),
is hereby transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
(a)the reference to any function of the Secretary of State does not include any function of a named Secretary of State (however described), and
(b)the reference to the Secretary of State for Wales includes references to the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Wales, the Secretary of State concerned with sea fishing in Wales, the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fishing industry in Wales and the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fish industry in Wales.
(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) the references to the Secretary of State for Scotland include references to the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Scotland, the Secretary of State concerned with sea fishing in Scotland, the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fishing industry in Scotland and the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fish industry in Scotland.
(5) This article is subject to article 3.
1967 c. 50. Relevant amendments made by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272) (“the 1978 Order”), arts. 4 and 11 and Schs. 2 and 5 and the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the Scotland Act”).
1992 c. 60. Relevant amendments made by the Scotland Act, the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756) (“the Modification of Functions Order”), art. 3 and the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820) (“ the Consequential Modifications Order”), art. 4 and Sch. 2, para. 109.