Statutory Instruments
1980 No. 1077

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Second Acp-Eec Convention of Lomé) Order 1980

Laid before Parliament in draft

Made
28th July 1980

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

At the Court at Buckingham Palace the 28th day of July 1980

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 1 of the European Communities Act 1972 and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé) Order 1980. It shall come into operation, in respect of each treaty specified in the Schedule to this Order, on the date on which the treaty enters into force for the United Kingdom. These dates will be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

2.  The treaties specified in the Schedule to this Order are to be regarded as Community Treaties as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

N.E. Leigh
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

1.  The Second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé, signed at Lomé on 31st October 1979 (Cmnd. 7895).

2.  The Second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé—Agreement on Products within the Province of the European Coal and Steel Community, signed at Lomé on 31st October 1979 (Cmnd. 7895).

3.  The Second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé—Internal Agreement on the Financing and Administration of Community Aid, signed at Brussels on 20th November 1979 (Cmnd. 7895).

EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order declares the Second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé and related agreements to be Community Treaties as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. The principal effect of declaring the Convention and related agreements to be Community Treaties as so defined is to bring into play, in relation to them, the provisions of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 which provides for the implementation of treaties so specified.