Relationship with other designations
5.—(1) This Order (except for Article 7) does not restrict the scope of any designation made by any other Order.
(2) Where—
(a)a Minister or department is designated by this Order, and
(b)any other Minister or department is designated in relation to the same matter by this or any other Order,
any of them may make subordinate legislation in relation to that matter jointly.
(3) In paragraph (2), “Minister or department” means—
(a)a Minister of the Crown or government department, including a Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department, or
(b)the Welsh Ministers(1).
By virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 28(1) of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 designations of the National Assembly for Wales constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38), which were made under section 2(2) by virtue of section 29(1) of the 1998 Act, have effect as designations of the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 59(1) of the 2006 Act.