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1991 No. 755
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1991
Made
20th March 1991
Laid before Parliament
3rd April 1991
Coming into force
25th April 1991
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of March 1991
Present
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her PrivyCouncil, 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 1991 and shall come into force on 25th April 1991.
Designation of Ministers or departments
2.-(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act1972 the Ministers or government departments specified in column 1 ofthe Schedule to this Order are hereby designated in relation to thematters specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) Where a Minister or government department is designated in relationto any item in column 2 of the said Schedule, then, for the purposes ofthe said section 2(2), that Minister or government department is alsohereby designated in relation to anything supplemental or incidental tothe matters specified in that item.
(3) Where more than one Minister or government department is designatedby this Order in relation to any matter, the designation has effect asrespects the making of regulations by any of them or by more than one ofthem acting jointly.
(4) Regulations made by a Northern Ireland department in pursuance ofthis Order, that are not made jointly with any Minister, shall form partof the law of Northern Ireland and not of any other part of the UnitedKingdom.
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
SCHEDULE
| (1) Ministers or departments | (2) 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 | Measures relating to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms. |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to the sale, packaging, labelling and sampling of tobacco products. |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to safety as regards appliances burning gaseous fuels. |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to the control of laboratories carrying out tests on chemical products. |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to consumer protection as regards package travel, package holidays and package tours. |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to the drawing up, auditing and publication of accounts by partnerships, limited partnerships and unlimited companies. |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to the publication of individual company accounts and group accounts expressed in European Currency Units. |
| Any Northern Ireland Department | The preceding items in this column. |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to firearms and ammunition. |
| The Treasury | Measures relating to public procurement. |
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This is a further Order in the series designating the Ministers who,and departments which, may exercise powers to make regulations conferredby section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and specifying thematters in relation to which those powers may be exercised.