UNITED KINGDOM STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
1999 No. 2788
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3)Order 1999
Made 12th October 1999
Laid before Parliament 25th October 1999
Coming into force 15th November 1999
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of October 1999
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 1972and section 29(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
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Citation, commencement and interpretationCitation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 15th November 1999.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the European Communities Act 1972,
“the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales, and
“regulations” means regulations made pursuant to section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
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Designation of Ministers or government departmentsDesignation of Ministers or government departments
2.—(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the Ministers or government departments specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 to this Order are 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 matter in column (2) of Schedule 1, then for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, that Minister or government department is hereby designated in relation to anything supplemental or related to that matter.
(3) Where more than one Minister or government department is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, any of them may make regulations and, if regulations are made by more than one, they may do so jointly.
(4) Regulations made by a Northern Ireland department in pursuance of this Order, that are not made jointly with a Minister, shall form part of the law of Northern Ireland and not of any other part of the United Kingdom.
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Designation of the National Assembly for WalesDesignation of the National Assembly for Wales
3.—(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act the Assembly is designated in relation to the matters specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.
(2) Regulations made by the Assembly shall—
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(a) comply with the restrictions and conditions provided in Schedule 2, and
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(b) apply in relation to Wales only, subject as provided in Schedule 2.
(3) Where the Assembly is designated in relation to the matters specified in Schedule 2, then for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, it is hereby designated in relation to anything supplemental or related to that matter.
(4) Where the Assembly is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any Minister or government department has been designated by this or any other Order for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, any of them may, subject as provided in Schedule 2, make regulations and, if regulations are made by more than one, they may do so jointly.
Revocations
4. Schedule 3 (which contains revocations of superseded designations) has effect.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2
DESIGNATION OF MINISTERS OR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
(1) |
(2) |
Ministers or Departments |
Matters in relation to which Ministers or Departments are designated |
The Secretary of State |
Measures relating to the information and consultation of employees. |
The Secretary of State |
Measures relating to good laboratory practice. |
The Secretary of State |
Measures relating to the operation of the Structural Funds |
The Secretary of State |
Measures relating to biocides. |
Any Northern Ireland department |
All of the preceding matters in this column. |
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Foods |
Measures relating to the operation of the Structural Funds. |
The Secretary of State |
Measures relating to sex discrimination, race discrimination and disability discrimination in matters of employment, self-employment and vocational training. |
Any Northern Ireland department |
Measures relating to discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, religious belief or political opinion, in matters of employment, self-employment and vocational training. |
The Secretary... |
