Statutory Instruments
European Union
Made
21st July 2010
Laid before Parliament
28th July 2010
Coming into force
28th July 2010
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of July 2010
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.—(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2010 and comes into force on 28th July 2010.
(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;
“subordinate legislation” means orders, rules, regulations or schemes made under section 2(2).
2. Each of the following is designated in relation to restrictive measures against persons or bodies listed by an international organisation—
(a)the Secretary of State; and
(b)the Treasury.
3.—(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 this or any other Order,
any of them may make subordinate legislation in relation to that matter jointly.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the Secretary of State and the Treasury so that they may exercise the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act (c. 68) (“section 2(2)”) in relation to restrictive measures against persons or bodies listed by an international organisation.
1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).