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The European Communities (Designation) ( No. 3) Order 1981
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1981 No. 1536
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
[F1The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1981
Made
28th October 1981
Laid before Parliament
5th November 1981
Coming into Operation
27th November 1981
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of October 1981
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
F1Order revoked in part (23.12.2002) by The European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2840), art. 1(1), Sch. 3
Citation and commencementU.K.
1. This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1981 and shall come into operation on 27th November 1981.
Textual Amendments
F1Order revoked in part (23.12.2002) by The European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2840), art. 1(1), Sch. 3
Commencement Information
I1Art. 1 in force at 27.11.1981, see art. 1
Designation of Ministers or departmentsU.K.
2.—(1) For the purpose 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 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
F1Order revoked in part (23.12.2002) by The European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2840), art. 1(1), Sch. 3
Commencement Information
I2Art. 2 in force at 27.11.1981, see art. 1
N. E. Leigh
Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULEU.K.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. in force at 27.11.1981, 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 notification and control of substances. |
| The Secretary of State | Rights and obligations of employer and employee in the event of an employer's insolvency. |
| The Secretary of State | Licensing of drivers of motor vehicles. |
| Any Northern Ireland department | The preceding items in this column. |
| The Secretary of State | Pricing of iron and steel products.] |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order designates Ministers who and departments which may exercise powers to make regulations conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and specified the matters in relation to which those powers may be exercised.
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