The European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2000 No. 3238


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2000 No. 3238

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

The European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2000

Made

13th December 2000

Laid before Parliament

3rd January 2001

Coming into force

24th January 2001

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of December 2000

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 24th January 2001.

(2) In this Order-

"the Act" means the European Communities Act 1972, and

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

Designation of Ministers or Departments

2.-(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the Ministers or government departments specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 to this Order are designated in relation to the matters specified in column (2) of that Schedule.

(2) Where a Minister or government department is designated by this Order in relation to any matter, for which any Minister or government department has been designated by this or 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 department in pursuance of this Order, that are not made jointly with a Minister, shall form part of the law of Northern Ireland and not of any other part of the United Kingdom.

Revocations

3. Schedule 2 (which contains revocations of previous designations) has effect.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article (2)

CHEDULE 1DESIGNATIONS

(1)Ministers or Departments
(2)Matters in relation to which Ministers or Departments are designated
The Secretary of StateMatters in respect of noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors.
The Lord ChancellorMatters relating to the jurisdiction over, and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in, matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility for the children of both spouses.
Any Northern Ireland departmentMatters relating to the promotion of rural development.

Article 3

SCHEDULE 2REVOCATION OF PREVIOUS DESIGNATIONS

(1)(2)(3)
Order containing designationMinister previously designatedMatters in relation to which the designation is revoked
The European Communities (Designation) Order 1985(2)The Secretary of StateMeasures in respect of sound power level requirements for the marketing, placing into service and use of construction plant and equipment for cutting grass.
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1987(3)The Secretary of StateMeasures in respect of sound pressure level requirements for the marketing of construction plant and equipment and measures in respect of the use of such equipment.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is a further Order in the series designating authorities which may exercise the power to make regulations conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and specifying the matters in relation to which that power may be exercised.

(2)

S.I. 1985/749.

(3)

S.I. 1987/926.


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