
1 
This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 1983 and shall come into operation on 19th December 1983.
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(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 the Ministers or government departments specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated in relation to the matters respectively specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) Where a Minister or government department is designated in relation to any item in column 2 of the said Schedule, then, for the purposes of the said section 2(2), that Minister or government department is also hereby designated in relation to anything supplemental or incidental to the matters specified in that item.
N.E. Leigh
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE


Column 1 Column 2
Ministers or departments Matters in relation to which the Ministers or departments are designated
The Secretary of State The control of the import and export of goods.
The Commissioners of Customs and Excise The exemption of certain vehicles from car tax otherwise chargeable on their importation into the United Kingdom.