The Secretary of State for Transport Order 1976

Other enactments

6.  In section 86(6A) of the Transport Act 1962 for the words from “the Secretary of State for the Environment” to the end there shall be substituted the words

“the Secretary of State for Scotland acting jointly with—

(a)in relation to the British Waterways Board, the Secretary of State for the Environment; and

(b)in relation to any other Board, the Secretary of State for Transport ”

7.—(1) In section 82(9) of the Water Resources Act 1963 for the words “the Minister of Transport” (as originally enacted) there shall be substituted the words “the appropriate Minister” and after that subsection there shall be inserted the following subsection:—

“(10) In this section and in Schedule 10 to this Act `the appropriate Minister'—

(a)in relation to functions or property of a navigation authority, means the Secretary of State for the Environment; and

(b)in relation to functions or property of a conservancy authority or harbour authority, means the Secretary of State for Transport.”

(2) In section 91(3)(a) of the said Act of 1963 for the words “the Minister and the Minister of Transport” (as originally enacted) there shall be substituted the words “the appropriate Minister or Ministers”.

(3) In section 106(4) of the said Act of 1963, for the words from “`the Minister'” to the end there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State for the Environment and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food shall act jointly with the Secretary of State for Transport”.

(4) In section 108(8) of the said Act of 1963 for the words from “the Ministers, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food” to the end there shall be substituted the words “the appropriate Minister or Ministers and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food acting jointly”.

(5) In section 109(1) of the said Act of 1963 for the words “the Minister of Transport” (as originally enacted) there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State for Transport”.

(6) In section 111(2) of the said Act of 1963 for the words “the Minister of Transport” (as originally enacted) there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State for Transport”.

(7) In section 135(2) of the said Act of 1963 for the words “the three Ministers mentioned in section 1(2) of this Act” (as originally enacted) there shall be substituted the words “the Ministers (including the Secretary of State for Transport)” and for paragraph (c) and the word “and” immediately preceding that paragraph there shall be substituted the following paragraphs:—

“(bb)the Secretary of State for the Environment shall be taken to be concerned with functions relating to navigation or functions of navigation authorities;

(c)the Secretary of State for Transport shall be taken to be concerned with functions relating to functions of harbour authorities or conservancy authorities;”.

(8) In paragraph 8 of Schedule 10 to the said Act of 1963 for the words “the Minister of Transport” (as originally enacted) there shall be substituted the words “the appropriate Minister”.

8.  For section 137(7) of the Transport Act 1968 there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

“(7) In this section `the Minister' —

(a)in relation to the British Waterways Board, means the Secretary of State for the Environment;

(b)in relation to the Scottish Group, means the Secretary of State for Scotland; and

(c)in relation to any other authority, means the Secretary of State for Transport.”

9.  In Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1972, in column 5 of the entry relating to section 22 of that Act for the words “the Secretary of State for the Environment” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State for Transport, the Secretary of State for Wales”.