Transfer of Duties Order

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, pursuant to paragraph 2(a) of the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act, transfers to the Minister of Health^notenote(a) effective October 7, 2013,(i) all of the powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, except the powers, duties or functions conferred on the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food under subsection 4(2) of that Act that do not relate to food safety,^note(ii) all of the powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food relating to food safety under any Act of Parliament, and(iii) the control and supervision of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency; and(b) effective on the day on which the Safe Food for Canadians Act comes into force under s. 111 of that Act, all of the powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food relating to food safety under that Act.^note