The European Communities (Designation) (No.2) Order 1988

Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 2240

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

[F1[F2The European Communities (Designation) (No.2) Order 1988

Made

21st December 1988

Laid before Parliament

6th January 1989

Coming into force

27th January 1989

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of December 1988

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(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Citation and commencementU.K.

1.  This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No.2) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 27th January 1989.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in force at 27.1.1989, see art. 1

Designation of Ministers or departmentsU.K.

2.(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 the Ministers or government department 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 more than one Minister or government department is 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

Commencement Information

I2Art. 2 in force at 27.1.1989, see art. 1

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULEU.K.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. in force at 27.1.1989, see art. 1

(1)(2)
Ministers or departmentsMatters in relation to which the Ministers or departments are designated
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and any one or more Secretaries of StateThe quality of water intended for human consumption, including water when used in, or in connection with the production and marketing of, food.
Any Northern Ireland departmentThe preceding item in this column.
The Secretary of StateMeasures relating to safety and consumer protection as regards toys.
The Secretary of StateMeasures relating to open-ended collective investment schemes which have as their purpose investment in transferable securities, with the aim of spreading investment risk, of funds raised from the public.]]

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is a further Order in the series of Orders designating the Ministers who, and departments which, may exercise powers to make regulations conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communites Act 1972 and specifying the matters in relation to which these powers may be exercised.