1986 No. 947

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

F1The European Communities (Designation) Order 1986

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

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:—

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Amendments (Textual)

Citation and commencementI11

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

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Commencement Information
I1

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

Designation of Ministers or departmentsI22

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.

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Commencement Information
I2

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

G.I. de DeneyClerk of the Privy Council

I3SCHEDULE

Annotations:
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.