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1975 No. 1707
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1975
Made
22nd October 1975
Laid before Parliament
29th October 1975
Coming into Operation
20th November 1975
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of October 1975
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-
Citation, interpretation and commencement
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1975 and shall come into operation on 20th November 1975.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Designation of Minister or departments
2.-(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 the Ministers or government departments specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated in relation to the matters respectively specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) Where a Minister or government department is designated in relation to any item in column 2 of the said Schedule, then, for the purposes of the said section 2(2), that Minister or government department is also hereby designated in relation to anything supplemental or incidental to the matters specified in that item.
(3) Regulations made by a Northern Ireland department or the Head of such a department in pursuance of this Order shall form part of the law of Northern Ireland and not of any other part of the United Kingdom.
N.E. Leigh
SCHEDULE
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Ministers or departments | Matters in relation to which the Ministers or departments are designated |
| The Secretary of State | Indication of origin on imported goods. |
| The Secretary of State | Regulation and supervision of qualifications and working conditions of persons engaged in road transport. |
| Any Northern Ireland department or the Head of any such department | The last preceding item in this column. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order designates Ministers who may exercise powers to make regulations conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and specifies the matters in relation to which those powers may be exercised.