Isle of Man (Transfer of Functions) Order 1980

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1980/399

1980 No. 399

ISLE OF MAN

The Isle of Man (Transfer of Functions) Order 1980

19thMarch 1980

27thMarch 1980

1stApril 1980

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of March 1980

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 11(1) of the Isle of Man Act 1979(a), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Isle of Man (Transfer of Functions) Order 1980 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1980.

2. The enactments mentioned in Part I of the Schedule to this Order and the Orders in Council mentioned in Part II of that Schedule shall be modified in accordance with the provisions of that Schedule so as to transfer to the authority or person referred to in those provisions the functions of—

(a) the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (whether referred to by that title or otherwise) or a deputy governor of the Island, and

(b) the Commissioners of Customs and Excise or an officer of those Commissioners.

N. E. Leigh, Clerk of the Privy Council.

(a) 1979 c. 58.

SCHEDULE

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE ISLE OF MAN OR THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

PART I

MODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS

The Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 (c. 90)

1. In paragraph (1) of section 21 of the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870, there shall be inserted after the words "United Kingdom" the words "(except in the Isle of Man)"; and at the end of that paragraph the following words shall be added:—

"and, in the Isle of Man, any officer of customs of the Isle of Man, or officer of the Isle of Man Harbour Board, subject nevertheless to any special or general instructions from the Governor in Council".

2. In section 26(4) of that Act, for the words "Lieutenant Governor" there shall be substituted the words "Governor in Council".

3. In section 30 of that Act, after the definition of "The Governor" there shall be inserted the following definition:—

""Governor in Council" means the Governor of the Isle of Man (including the Lieutenant-Governor, Deputy Governor, Deputy Lieutenant-Governor, and the Acting Governor or Acting Lieutenant-Governor) acting on the advice and with the concurrence of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man:".

The Slave Trade Act 1873 (c. 88)

4. In paragraph (a) of section 3 of the Slave Trade Act 1873, for the words "Channel Islands, or Isle of Man" there...

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