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The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2000

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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 13th November 2000.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the European Communities Act 1972,

“the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales,

“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, and

“regulations” means regulations made pursuant to section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Designation of the National Assembly for Wales

2.—(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act the Assembly is designated in relation to the matters specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(2) Regulations made by the Assembly shall apply in relation to Wales only, except where made jointly with a Minister or government department.

(3) Where the Assembly is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any Minister or government department has been designated by 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 Northern Ireland Ministers and Northern Ireland departments

3.—(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act any Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department is designated in relation to the matter specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(2) Where a Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any Minister or government department has been designated by 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.

(3) Regulations made by a Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department pursuant to this Order, that are not made jointly with a Minister or government department, shall form part of the law of Northern Ireland and not of any other part of the United Kingdom.

Revocation

4.  The designation of any Minister or department of the Government of Northern Ireland in respect of the common agricultural policy of the Economic Community, in the European Communities (Designation) Order 1972(1) is hereby revoked.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

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