History of the Department-Statutory Instruments and Acts

Statutory Instruments and Acts relationg to the name changes of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

S.I. No. 842 of 2005

Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005.

S.I. No. 843 of 2005

Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 5) Order 2005.

S.I. No. 299 of 2002
Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002.

S.I. No. 300 of 2002

Communications, Energy and Geological Survey of Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002

S.I. No. 307 of 2002

Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002.
S.I. No. 110 of 2000
Petroleum and Offshore Exploration (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 2000.

SI No 299 of 1997

Transport, Energy and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997.

SI No. 300 of 1997
Forestry (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1997.

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S.I. No. 301 of 1997
Marine (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997.

SI No. 314 of 1997
Exploration and Mining (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order. 1997.

SI No. 429 of 1997
Petroleum and Offshore Exploration (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1997.

SI No. 41 of 1995
International Ferries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1995.

SI No. 10 of 1993
Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1993.

SI No. 12 of 1993
Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1993.

SI No. 16 of 1993
Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993.

SI No. 17 of 1993
Tourism, Transport and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993.

S.I No. 207 of 1990
Wildlife (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1990.

SI No. 82 of 1987
Tourism, (Fisheries and Forestry (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987.

S.I No. 91 of 1987
Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987

S.I No. 93 of 1987
Arranmara Teoranta (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987.

S.I No. 95 of 1987
Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987.

S.I No. 96 of 1987
Forestry and Wildlife (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987.

S.I No. 40 of 1986
Fisheries and Forestry (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1986.

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S.I No. 42 of 1986
Tourism (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1986.

SI No.21 of 1983
Industry and Energy (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1983.

SI 385 of 1983
Industry and Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1983.

S.I. No. 289 of 1981
Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1981.

SI No. 10 of 1980
Industry, Commerce and Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980.

S.I No. 195 of 1978
Fisheries (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1978.

S.I No. 28 of 1977
Lands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977

S.I No. 29 of 1977
Lands (Alteration of name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977.

S.I No. 31 of 1977
Agriculture and Fisheries (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977.

S.I No. 217 of 1968
Wheat Milling (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1968.

S.I No. 146 of 1965
Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1965.

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S.I No. 158 of 1933
Forestry (Re-Distribution of Public Services Order, 1933.

No. 6 of 1928
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1928. Department of Lands and Agriculture shall be known as the Department of Agriculture and the Minister who is head of that Department shall be, and shall be styled, an t-Aire Talmhaíochta or (in English) the Minister for Agriculture.

No. 6 of 1928
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1928. (Head of the Act refers to recent inclusion of the land commission to Lands and Fisheries).
Department of Lands and Fisheries.
The Department shall be knows as the Department of Lands and Fisheries and the Minister who is head of that Department shall be, and shall be styled, an t-Aire Tailte agus Iascaigh or (in English) the Minister for Lands and Fisheries.

S.I No. 60 of 1928
Irish Land Commission (Fisheries and Rural Industries) (Transfer of Functions) ORDER, 1928

S.I. No.5 of 1927
Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland (Fisheries) (Transfer of Functions) Order, 1927.

S.I No. 55 of 1927
The Irish Land Commission (Re-Distribution of Public Services) Order, 1927.


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