Statutory Instruments
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Laid before Parliament in draft
Made
25th July 1978
Coming into Operation
26th July 1978
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of July 1978
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 1 of the European Communities Act 1972 and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1. This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (No. 5) (Joint European Torus) Order 1978. It shall come into operation on 26th July 1978.
2. The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3. The treaty specified in the Schedule to this Order is to be regarded as a Community Treaty as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
N.E. Leigh
Clerk of the Privy Council
Exchange of Letters dated 3rd May 1978 constituting an agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the European Atomic Energy Community regarding privileges to be granted to the Joint European Torus (Cmnd. 7255).
This Order declares the Exchange of Letters dated 3rd May 1978 between the Government of the United Kingdom and the European Atomic Energy Community regarding privileges to be granted to the Joint European Torus to be a Community Treaty as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. The principal effect of declaring this Exchange of Letters to be a Community Treaty as so defined is to bring into play, in relation to the Exchange of Letters, the provisions of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972.