The European Communities (Designation) Order 2004

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Designation of Ministers or government departments
     2.  - (1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the Ministers or government department 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 has been 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.

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 only.

    (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.

Designation of the National Assembly for Wales
     4.  - (1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the National Assembly for Wales is designated in relation to the matters specified in Schedule 3 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.


A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council

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