The European Communities (Employment in the Civil Service) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 617

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The European Communities (Employment in the Civil Service) Order 2007

Made

6th March 2007

Coming into force

7th March 2007

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 6th day of March 2007

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

In accordance with section 2(2) of, and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(1) a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(2) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

(1)

1972 c.68; by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2^nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting the Agreement signed at Brussels on 17^th March 1993 (Cm 2183). Also, by virtue of the European Communities (Definition of Treaties)(Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the Free Movement of Persons) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/3269) made pursuant to section 1(3) of the European Communities Act, regulations made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act may also implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons signed at Luxembourg on 21^st June 1999, and which came into force on 1^st June 2002 (Cm 5639).