LegalizeThe 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 2008Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
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Citation, commencement and interpretation
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Designation in relation to the environment
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Designation in relation to cat and dog fur
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Relationship with other designations
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Restrictions
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Revocation of existing designations
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SCHEDULE — Revocations
| (1) Order | (2) Minister or Department designated | (3) Subject matter of designation |
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| The European Communities (Designation) (No.2) Order 1982[^f00006] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | The regulation and control of the quality of water supplied by persons other than statutory water undertakers. |
| The European Communities (Designation) Order 1988[^f00007] | The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Any one or more Secretaries of State Any Northern Ireland department | Measures relating to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment. |
| The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | The regulation and control of the use of sewage sludge in agriculture. | |
| The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | The control of air pollution. | |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No.2) Order 1992[^f00008] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | Measures relating to the collection, treatment and discharge of urban waste water, and the treatment and discharge of waste water from certain industrial sectors. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No.4) Order 1992[^f00009] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | Measures relating to the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. |
| The European Communities (Designation) Order 1993[^f00010] | The Secretary of State | Measures relating to the limitation of aircraft noise. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No.3) Order 1993[^f00011] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | Measures relating to the regulation and control of the transit, import and export of waste (including recyclable materials). |
| The European Communities (Designation) Order 1994[^f00012] | The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Measures relating to the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. |
| The European Communities (Designation) Order 1995[^f00013] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | Measures relating to the protection of the ozone layer and measures relating to substances that deplete the ozone layer. |
| The European Communities (Designation) Order 1998[^f00014] | The Secretary of State | Measures relating to the reduction of emissions of pollutants from internal combustion engines. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No.3) Order 1998[^f00015] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | Measures relating to the quality of water intended for domestic purposes or for use in a food production undertaking. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No.3) Order 2003[^f00016] | Any Northern Ireland department | Waste electrical and electronic equipment. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No.4) Order 2003[^f00017] | The Secretary of State | Measures relating to water resources. |
| Any Northern Ireland department | Measures relating to water resources in Northern Ireland. “Northern Ireland” has the meaning given by section 98 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998[^f00018]. | |
| The Secretary of State | Measures in relation to freedom of access to, and dissemination of, information on the environment held by or for public authorities or other bodies. | |
| The European Communities (Designation) Order 2004[^f00019] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | The assessment of the effects of plans and programmes on the environment. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No.4) Order 2004[^f00020] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading. |
| The European Communities (Designation) (No.7) Order 2004[^f00021] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | The energy performance of buildings. |
| The European Communities (Designation) Order 2007[^f00022] | The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland department | The prevention and remedying of land contamination. |
Signed
Judith Simpson — Clerk of the Privy Council
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 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).
[^f00002]: See section 45(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) (“the 2006 Act”). The Welsh Ministers may be designated for the purposes of section 2(2) by virtue of section 59(1) of the 2006 Act. Any functions exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38) by reason of previous designations were transferred to the Welsh Ministers, by virtue of sections 161(4) and (5) and 162 of, and paragraph 30(1) and (2)(b) of Schedule 11 to, the 2006 Act, on the first appointment of a First Minister under the 2006 Act.
[^f00003]: S.I. 1984/353, amended by article 5 of S.I. 2001/3495.
[^f00004]: S.I. 1985/956.
[^f00005]: S.I. 1988/2240, amended by article 9 of S.I. 1992/1315, article 3(1)(c) of S.I. 1993/2661 and article 4 of S.I. 2002/2840.
[^f00006]: S.I. 1982/847.
[^f00007]: S.I. 1988/785, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2 of S.I. 2002/794.
[^f00008]: S.I. 1992/1711, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
[^f00009]: S.I. 1992/2870, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
[^f00010]: S.I. 1993/595, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
[^f00011]: S.I. 1993/2661, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
[^f00012]: S.I. 1994/757. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2 of S.I. 2002/794.
[^f00013]: S.I. 1995/262.
[^f00014]: S.I. 1998/745.
[^f00015]: S.I. 1998/2793.
[^f00016]: S.I. 2003/1888.
[^f00017]: S.I. 2003/2901, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
[^f00018]: 1998 c.47.
[^f00019]: S.I. 2004/706, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
[^f00020]: S.I. 2004/1984.
[^f00021]: S.I. 2004/3328, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
[^f00022]: S.I. 2007/193.
Editorial notes
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