Section 70(5)

For this purpose functions are not to be regarded as exercisable by a Minister of the Crown in relation to a reporting authority's functions merely because— the Minister of the Crown may exercise functions— in relation to the reporting authority's functions, under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), by virtue of section 57(1) or under section 58 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (Community and international obligations), under section 27 or 28 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (international etc obligations), by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) or under section 82 of that Act (Community and international obligations), or under section 152 of that Act (intervention in case of functions relating to water etc), the Minister of the Crown's agreement is required to the exercise of a function by a devolved authority in relation to the reporting authority's functions, or the Minister of the Crown must be consulted by a devolved authority about the exercise of a function in relation to the reporting authority's functions.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30