- Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 1174
The European Communities (Designation) Order 1997
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1997 No. 1174
| Made | 8th April 1997 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 14th May 1997 | ||
| Coming into force | 4th June 1997 |
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) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 4th June 1997.
Designation of Ministers or departments
2 . - (1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 the Ministers or 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
| (1) | (2) |
| Ministers or departments | Matters in relation to which the Ministers or departments are designated |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to the organisation of working time. |
| Any Northern Ireland Department | The preceding item in this column. |
| The Secretary of State | Measures relating to television broadcasting. |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This is a further Order in the series designating 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.
Notes:
[1] 1972 c. 68. back
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