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1997 No. 1742
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1997
Made
22nd July 1997
Laid before Parliament
1st August 1997
Coming into force
22nd August 1997
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of July 1997
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(1), 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 1997 and shall come into force on 22nd August 1997.
Designation of Ministers or departments
2.-(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 the Ministers and government departments specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated in relation to the matters 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 related to the matters specified in that item.
(3) Where both a Minister and one or more government departments are 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. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
SCHEDULEDESIGNATION
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Ministers or departments | Matters in relation to which the Ministers or departments are designated |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to the acquisition by a body corporate of shares in its holding company. |
| Any Northern Ireland Department | The preceding item in this column. |
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 conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and specifying the matters in relation to which those powers may be exercised.