The European Communities (Designation) Order 2002

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 6th March 2002.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the European Communities Act 1972,

“Minister or government department” means a Minister of the Crown or government department, but does not include a Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department,

“regulations” means regulations made pursuant to section 2(2) of the Act, and

“Community legislation regulating trade in species of wild fauna and flora” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97(1) on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 938/97(2), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2307/97(3), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2214/98(4), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1476/99(5), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2724/00(6), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1579/01(7), and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2476/01(8), and as implemented by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1808/2001(9).

Designation of Ministers or departments

2.—(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the Ministers or government departments specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 to this Order are designated in relation to the matters specified in column (2) of that Schedule.

(2) Where a Minister or government department is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any other Minister or government department is designated by this or any other Order for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, any of them may make regulations and, if regulations are made by more than one, they may do so jointly.

Designation of the National Assembly for Wales

3.—(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the National Assembly for Wales is designated in relation to the matter specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(2) Regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales pursuant to this Order shall apply in relation to Wales only.

(3) Where the National Assembly for Wales is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any Minister or government department is designated by this or any other Order for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, any of them may make regulations and, if regulations are made by more than one, they may do so jointly.

Revocation of earlier designations

4.  The Orders specified in column (1) of Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked in so far as they relate to the authorities specified in column (2) and the designations specified in respect of them in column (3).

Amendment of earlier Order

5.  The European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2001(10) is amended as follows. In article 2(2) (the making of regulations jointly) after the words “where any Minister or government” insert the word “department”.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council