European Communities (Designation) Order 2002

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2002/248
Year2002

2002 No. 248

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

The European Communities (Designation) Order 2002

Made 12th February 2002

Laid before Parliament 13th February 2002

Coming into force 6th March 2002

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of February 2002,

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 19721, and section 29(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19982, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 6th March 2002.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the European Communities Act 1972,

“Minister or government department” means a Minister of the Crown or government department, but does not include a Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department,

“regulations” means regulations made pursuant to section 2(2) of the Act, and

“Community legislation regulating trade in species of wild fauna and flora” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/973on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 938/974, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2307/975, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2214/986, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1476/997, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2724/008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1579/019, and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2476/0110, and as implemented by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1808/200111.

S-2 Designation of Ministers or departments

Designation of Ministers or 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 by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any other Minister or government department is designated by this or any other Order for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, any of them may make regulations and, if regulations are made by more than one, they may do so jointly.

S-3 Designation of the National Assembly for Wales

Designation of the National Assembly for Wales

3.—(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the National Assembly for Wales is designated in relation to the matter specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(2) Regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales pursuant to this Order shall apply in relation to Wales only.

(3) Where the National Assembly for Wales is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any Minister or government department is designated by this or any other Order for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, any of them may make regulations and, if regulations are made by more than one, they may do so jointly.

S-4 Revocation of earlier designations

Revocation of earlier designations

4. The Orders specified in column (1) of Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked in so far as they relate to the authorities specified in column (2) and the designations specified in respect of them in column (3).

S-5 Amendment of earlier Order

Amendment of earlier Order

5. The European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 200112is amended as follows. In article 2(2) (the making of regulations jointly) after the words “where any Minister or government” insert the word “department”.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2

DESIGNATION OF MINISTERS OR DEPARTMENTS

(1)

(2)

Minister or...

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