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1981 No. 833
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The European Communities (Designation) (No.2) Order 1981
Made
10th June 1981
Laid before Parliament
18th June 1981
Coming into Operation
10th July 1981
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of June 1981
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 and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1981 and shall come into operation on 10th July 1981.
Designation of Ministers 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) Where more than one Minister or government department is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, the designation has effect as respects the making of regulations by any of them or by more than one of them acting jointly.
(4) Regulations made by a Northern Ireland 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
Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Ministers or departments | Matters in relation to which the Ministers or departments are designated |
| The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and any one or more Secretaries of State | The presentation and packaging of food intended for sale for human consumption. |
| The Registry of Friendly Societies | Authorisation of the carrying on of the business of a building society and the regulation of such business and its conduct. |
| Any Northern Ireland department | The preceding items in this column. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order designates Ministers who and departments which 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.