The European Communities (Designation) Order 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 301

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

The European Communities (Designation) Order 2008

Made

12th February 2008

Laid before Parliament

19th February 2008

Coming into force

15th March 2008

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of February 2008

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 1972(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

(1)

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51). See also section 2(5) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 95(5) of, and paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 12 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47).