The Secretary of State is a Minister designated() for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972() in relation to pressure equipment and assemblies of pressure equipment.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A() of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.