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(1) This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 24th January 2002.
(2) In this Order—
 “the Act” means the European Communities Act 1972,
 “Minister or government department” means a Minister of the Crown or government department, but does not include a Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department, and
 “regulations” means regulations made pursuant to section 2(2) of the Act.
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(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the Secretary of State is designated in relation to the matter specified in the Schedule to this Order.
(2) In relation to the matter for which the Secretary of State is designated by this Order, where any other Minister or government is designated by any other Order in relation to that matter 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.
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(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, any Northern Ireland department is designated in relation to the matter specified in the Schedule to this Order.
(2) Regulations made by any Northern Ireland department pursuant to this Order shall form part of the law of Northern Ireland and not of any other part of the United Kingdom.
(3) In relation to the matter for which any Northern Ireland department is designated by this Order, where any other Minister or government department is designated by this or any other Order in relation to that matter 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.
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(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act, the National Assembly for Wales is designated in relation to the matter specified in the Schedule to this Order.
(2) Regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales pursuant to this Order shall apply in relation to Wales only.
(3) In relation to the matter for which the National Assembly for Wales is designated by this Order, where any other Minister or government department is designated by this or any other Order in relation to that matter 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.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE
Articles 2, 3 and 4

Materials providing or intended to provide nutrients for plants.
