The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Former Yugoslavia) (Amendment) Order 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 1629

UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Former Yugoslavia) (Amendment) Order 1996

Made

26th June 1996

Laid before Parliament

8th July 1996

Coming into force

30th July 1996

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of June 1996

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the United Nations Arms Embargoes (Former Yugoslavia) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 30th July 1996.

(2) In this Order “the Order” means the United Nations Arms Embargoes (Liberia, Somalia and the Former Yugoslavia) Order 1993(2).

(3) This Order, the United Nations Arms Embargoes (Liberia, Somalia and the Former Yugoslavia) Order 1993 and the United Nations Arms Embargoes (Amendment) (Rwanda) Order 1994(3) may be cited together as the United Nations Arms Embargoes Orders 1993 to 1996.

Amendment of article 2 of the Order

2.—(1) The definition of “the former Yugoslavia” in article 2 of the Order shall be omitted.

(2) The definition of “prohibited destination” in article 2 of the Order shall be replaced by the following—

““prohibited destination” means Liberia, Somalia or Rwanda;”.

(3) The definition of “prohibited goods” in article 2 of the Order shall be replaced by the following—

• ““prohibited goods” means—

  (i)

  goods of a description specified in Group 1 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994(4); and

  (ii)

  goods which are or may be intended, wholly or in part, to be used in connection with the development, production, handling, operation, maintenance, storage, detection, identification or dissemination of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or the development, production, maintenance or storage of missiles capable of delivering such weapons.”.

Amendment of article 3 of the Order

3.—(1) In paragraph (1) of article 3 of the Order the words “the Serbia and Montenegro (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1992 or the Serbia and Montenegro (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1993” shall be omitted.

(2) Paragraph (5) of article 3 of the Order shall be replaced by the following:

“(5) Paragraph (1) of this article shall not apply to prohibited goods delivered or supplied to a prohibited destination by or on behalf of the United Nations or the peace-keeping forces of the Economic Community of West African States.”.

Amendment of article 8(8) of, and paragraph 4 of the Schedule to, the Order

4.  In paragraph (8)(c) of article 8 of the Order and in paragraph 4(c) of the Schedule to the Order the words “or the former Yugoslavia” shall be omitted.

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under the United Nations Act 1946, amends the United Nations Arms Embargoes (Liberia, Somalia and the Former Yugoslavia) Order 1993 by revoking the restrictions contained therein on the delivery and supply of arms and related materiel to the territories of the former Yugoslavia. The Order implements the decision of the Security Council of the United Nations, in a resolution adopted on 22nd November 1995, to terminate the arms embargo in respect of the territories of the former Yugoslavia. In addition, the opportunity has been taken to bring the definition of “prohibited goods” into line with recent legislation and to take account of the termination of the United Nations Operation in Somalia II.

(1)

1946 c. 45.

(2)

S.I. 1993/1787, as amended by S.I. 1994/1637.

(3)

S.I. 1994/1637.

(4)

S.I. 1994/1191; relevant amending Orders are S.I. 1994/1632 and S.I. 1994/2711.