- Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 1819
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2002
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| Made | 16th July 2002 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 26th July 2002 | ||
| Coming into force | 16th August 2002 |
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, commencement and interpretation
1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 16th August 2002.
(2) In this Order -
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"the Act" means the European Communities Act 1972,
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"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,
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"regulations" means regulations made pursuant to section 2(2) of the Act.
Designation of Ministers
2.
- (1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the Ministers 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 is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any other Minister or government department is designated by 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.
Designation of Northern Ireland departments
3.
- (1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, any Northern Ireland department is designated in relation to the matter specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.
(2) Regulations made by any Northern Ireland department pursuant to this Order shall form part of the law of Northern Ireland and not of any other part of the United Kingdom.
(3) Where any Northern Ireland department 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.
Revocation of designations
4.
The Orders specified in column (1) of Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked in so far as they relate to the Ministers or departments specified in column (2) and the designations specified in respect of them in column (3).
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
| (1) | (2) |
| Minister designated | Matter in relation to which Minister is designated |
| The Lord Chancellor | A direct right of action against the insurer of the person responsible by any person claiming compensation in respect of loss or injury caused by a motor vehicle or trailer. |
| The Secretary of State | Discrimination. |
Discrimination.
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Order | Ministers or departments designated | Designation |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1993[2] | The Secretary of State and any Northern Ireland department | Matters relating to the equal treatment of men and women in relation to severe disablement allowance and invalid care allowance. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1999[3] | The Secretary of State | Measures relating to sex discrimination, race discrimination and disability discrimination in matters of employment, self-employment and vocational training. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1999 | 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. |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This is a further Order in the series designating authorities which may exercise the power to make regulations conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and specifying the matters in relation to which that power may be exercised. The Order also revokes a number of designations which are superseded.
Notes:
[1] 1972 c.68.back
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