asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will provide a further explanation of the need for and expected operation of SI 1979 No. 1704 European Communities (Designation) Order 1979.
This designation order is needed to give statutory effect to the Council directive of 21 December 1978 concerning minimum requirements for certain tankers entering or leaving Community ports (79/116/EEC) as amended by the Council directive of 6 December 1979 (79/1034/EEC), to the extent that this cannot appropriately be done under other legislation.The Department of Trade submitted an explanatory memorandum on the substantive draft directive on 2 November 1978 (R 2332/78) on which the Select Committee on European Legislation reported in its third report, Session 1978–79 (HC 10-III).Regulations under the designation order are expected to be made shortly.