UNITED KINGDOM STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
2012 No. 1759
European Union
The European Communities (Designation) Order 2012
Made 10th July 2012
Laid before Parliament 17th July 2012
Coming into force 7th August 2012
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 10th day of July 2012
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
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Citation and interpretationCitation and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) Order 2012 and comes into force on 7th August 2012.
(2) In this Order—
“designated” means designated for the purposes of section 2(2), and similar expressions are to be construed accordingly;
“prohibited weapons” and “prohibited ammunition” mean respectively weapons and ammunition prohibited under Article 45 of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004(including, in the case of ammunition, any missiles falling within paragraph (2)(g) of that Article);
“Minister or department” means —
(a) a Minister of the Crown or government department, including a Northern Ireland department, or
(b) the Welsh Ministers;
“section 2(2)” means section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972;
“subordinate legislation” means orders, rules, regulations or schemes made under section 2(2).
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Designation in relation to financial assistance for industryDesignation in relation to financial assistance for industry
2. The Secretary of State is designated in relation to financial assistance for industry.
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Designation in relation to administrative co-operationDesignation in relation to administrative co-operation
3. The Treasury are designated in relation to administrative cooperation in the field of taxation.
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Designation in relation to financial servicesDesignation in relation to financial services
4. The Treasury are designated in relation to financial services.
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Designation in relation to firearms and ammunitionDesignation in relation to firearms and ammunition
5. Any Northern Ireland department is designated in relation to firearms and ammunition except in relation to prohibited weapons and prohibited ammunition.
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Territorial restrictionsTerritorial restrictions
6. Article 5 only designates a Northern Ireland department to make subordinate legislation that forms part of the law of Northern Ireland, subject to Article 7.
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Relationship with other designationsRelationship with other designations
7.—(1) This Order does not restrict the scope of any designation made by any other Order.
(2) Where—
(a)
(a) a Minister or department is designated by this Order, and
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(b) any other Minister or department is designated in relation to the same matter by any other Order,
any of them may make subordinate legislation in relation to that matter jointly.
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Revocation of existing designationsRevocation of existing designations
8. The Orders specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order are revoked in so far as they relate to the designations listed in column (3) of that Schedule.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE 1
Article 8
REVOCATIONS OF DESIGNATIONS
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
Orders revoked |
References |
Designation |
The Transfer of Functions (Financial Services) Order 1992 |
S.I 1992/1315 |
Matters relating to listing of securities on a stock exchange and information concerning listed securities measures relating to prospectuses on offers of transferable securities to the public, and in relation to anything supplemental or incidental to those matters or measures. |
The European Communities (Designation) (No 3) Order 1993 |
S.I 1993/2661 |
Measures relating to investment firms and to the provisions of investment services and to the operation of regulated markets and clearing or settlement systems. |
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2000 |
S.I 2000/3057 |
Measures relating to securities and rights in securities. |
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2002 |
S.I 2002/2840 |
Authorisation and regulation of insurance intermediaries.
Collective investment in transferable securities and other...
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