The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2011

Made: 16th November 2011

Laid before Parliament: 23rd November 2011

Coming into force: 14th December 2011

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of November 2011Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

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Citation and interpretation

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Designation in relation to discrimination

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Relationship with other designations

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Signed

Judith Simpson — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, only “designated” Ministers and departments can exercise the powers in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) to make orders, rules, regulations and schemes. This is one of a series of Orders by which Ministers and departments are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) in relation to different subject areas.

Article 2 designates the Treasury in relation to discrimination.

A full Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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) and by the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

Editorial notes