The Secretary of State for Transport Order 1976
This Order makes provision consequent on the establishment of the Department of Transport and the conferment on the Secretary of State for Transport of functions in relation to highways, road traffic, road and rail transport, ports, docks and harbours, and other matters. It provides for the transfer from the Secretary of State for the Environment to the Secretary of State for Transport of—functions under certain specified Acts,functions under various instruments and local Acts, andproperty, rights and liabilities,