The European Communities (Designation) Order 1986

Statutory Instruments

1986 No. 947

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

[F1 The European Communities (Designation) Order 1986

Made

5th June 1986

Laid before Parliament

13th June 1986

Coming into Operation

11th July 1986

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 5th day of June 1986

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Textual Amendments

F1 Order superseded in part (1.11.1993) by The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2661), arts. 1, 3(1)(b)

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.   This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) Order 1986 and shall come into operation on 11th July 1986.

Textual Amendments

F1 Order superseded in part (1.11.1993) by The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2661), arts. 1, 3(1)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 1 in force at 11.7.1986, see art. 1

Designation of Ministers or departments U.K.

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 respectively 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 incidental 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.

Textual Amendments

F1 Order superseded in part (1.11.1993) by The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2661), arts. 1, 3(1)(b)

Commencement Information

I2 Art. 2 in force at 11.7.1986, see art. 1

G.I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE U.K.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. in force at 11.7.1986, see art. 1

Column 1	Column 2
Ministers or departments	Matters in relation to which the Ministers or departments are designated
The Secretary of State	The sale, free movement or use of electro-medical equipment which conforms to prescribed standards and the reimbursement in respect of services provided with the help of such equipment.
The Secretary of State	Consumer protection in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises of the trader.
The Secretary of State	Technical requirements relating to electrically operated lifts and their components.
Any Northern Ireland department	The preceding items in this column.]

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This is a further Order in the series of Orders designating the Minister 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.