1976 No. 217
The European Communities (Definition of Treaties) Order 1976
Laid before Parliament in draft
Made
Coming into Operation in accordance with Article 1
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of February 1976
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, by virtue and 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) Order 1976. It shall come into operation in respect of each treaty specified in the Schedule to this Order on the date on which the treaty enters into force for the United Kingdom. These dates will be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
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 treaties specified in the Schedule to this Order are to be regarded as Community Treaties as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
SCHEDULE
1
Treaty amending certain Provisions of the Protocol on the Statute of the European Investment Bank signed at Brussels on 10th July 1975 (Cmnd. 6253).
2
Treaty amending certain Financial Provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities and of the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities signed at Brussels on 22nd July 1975 (Cmnd. 6252).