6.—(1) For the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, the Lord Privy Seal is designated in relation to discrimination.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not restrict the scope of any designation made by any other Order.
(3) Where—
(a)the Lord Privy Seal is designated in relation to a matter as a result of paragraph (1), and
(b)any other Minister or department is designated in relation to the same matter by another Order,
they may make subordinate legislation in relation to that matter jointly.
(4) In this article “Minister or department” means—
(a)a Minister of the Crown or government department, including a Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department, or
(b)the Welsh Ministers.
(5) In this article “subordinate legislation” means orders, rules, regulations or schemes made under section 2(2) of the 1972 Act.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 6 in force at 12.10.2007, see art. 1(2)