New Ministries and Secretaries Act 1916
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1916 c. 68 |
| Year | 1916 |
New Ministries and Secretaries Act, 1916.
(6 & 7 Geo. 5.) CHAPTER 68.
An Act for establishing certain new Ministries and for the appointment of additional Secretaries or Under Secretaries in certain Government Departments; and for purposes incidental thereto.
[22nd December 1916]
Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Ministry of Labour.
Ministry of Labour.
1 Establishment of Ministry of Labour.
1. It shall be lawful for His Majesty to appoint a Minister of Labour, who shall hold office during His Majesty's pleasure.
2 Powers and duties of Minister of Labour.
2. There shall be transferred to the Minister of Labour the powers and duties of the Board of Trade under the enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act, and the Minister of Labour shall have such other powers and duties of the Board of Trade or of any other Government department or authority, relating to labour or industry, whether conferred by statute or otherwise, as His Majesty may by Order in Council transfer to him, or authorise him to exercise or perform concurrently with or in consultation with the Government department or authority concerned.
Ministry of Food.
Ministry of Food.
3 Establishment of Ministry of Food.
3. For the purpose of economising and maintaining the food supply of the country during the present war, it shall be lawful for His Majesty to appoint a Minister of Food under the title of Food Controller, who shall hold office during His Majesty's pleasure.
4 Powers and duties of Food Controller.
4. It shall be the duty of the Food Controller to regulate the supply and consumption of food in such manner as he thinks best for maintaining a proper supply of food, and to take such steps as he thinks best for encouraging the production of food, and for those purposes he shall have such powers or duties of any Government department or authority, whether conferred by statute or otherwise, as His Majesty may, by Order in Council, transfer to him, or authorise him to exercise or perform concurrently with, or in consultation with, the Government department or authority concerned, and also such further powers as may be conferred on him by regulations under the Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act, 1914, and regulations may be made under that Act accordingly.
Ministry of Shipping.
Ministry of Shipping.
5 Establishment of Ministry of Shipping.
5. For the purpose of organising and maintaining the supply of shipping in the national interests in connexion with the present war, it shall be lawful for His Majesty to appoint a Minister of Shipping under the title of Shipping Controller, who shall hold office during His Majesty's pleasure.
6 Powers and duties of Shipping Controller.
6. It shall be the duty of the Shipping Controller to control and regulate any shipping available for the needs of the country in such manner as to make the best use thereof, having regard to the circumstances of the time, and to take such steps as he thinks best for providing and maintaining an efficient supply of shipping, and for those purposes he shall have such powers or duties of any Government department or authority, whether conferred by statute or otherwise, as His Majesty may by Order in Council transfer to him, or authorise him to exercise or perform concurrently with or in consultation with the Government department or authority concerned, and also such further powers as may be conferred on him by regulations under the Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act, 1914, and regulations may be made under that Act accordingly.
Air Board.
Air Board.
7 Establishment of Air Board.
7. For the purpose of organising and maintaining the supply of aircraft in the national interest in connexion with the present war, it shall be lawful for His Majesty to establish an Air Board, consisting of a president appointed by His Majesty, who shall hold office during His Majesty's pleasure, and of other members who shall be appointed in such manner and subject to such provisions as His Majesty may by Order in Council direct. The President of the Board shall act with the advice of the other members of the Board.
For the purposes of this Act the President of the Air Board shall be deemed to be a Minister appointed under this Act and the Air Board a Ministry established under this Act.
8 Powers and duties of Air Board.
8. The Air Board shall in relation to aircraft have such powers and duties of any Government department or authority, whether conferred by statute or otherwise, as His Majesty may by Order in Council transfer to the Board, or authorise the Board to exercise or perform concurrently with or in consultation with the Government department or authority concerned.
Parliamentary Secretaries.
Parliamentary Secretaries.
9 Suspension of limit on number of Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State.
(1) During the continuance of the present war and a...
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