2011 No. 2718
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2011
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of November 2011
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2011 and comes into force on 14th December 2011.
2
In this Order—
“designated” means designated for the purposes of section 2(2), and similar expressions are to be construed accordingly;
“section 2(2)” means section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
Designation in relation to discrimination2
The Treasury is designated in relation to discrimination.
Relationship with other designations3
1
This Order 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 any other Order,
any of them may make subordinate legislation in relation to that matter jointly.
3
In this article—
“Minister or department” means a Minister of the Crown or government department, including a Northern Ireland department;
“subordinate legislation” means orders, rules, regulations or schemes made under section 2(2).
(This note is not part of the Order)