Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
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.
Designation of the National Assembly for Wales2
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 the Schedule 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.