Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 1983

UNITED NATIONS

The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2004

Made

27th July 2004

Laid before Parliament

28th July 2004

Coming into force

29th July 2004

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of July 2004

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, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 29th July 2004.

(2) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2003(2).

(3) This Order shall extend to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.

Amendment of article 4 of principal Order

2.  In article 4 of the principal Order, the definition of “restricted goods” shall be replaced by the following definition:

“restricted goods” means the goods specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003(3) made under the Export Control Act 2002(4);

New article 10a of principal Order

3.  After article 10 of the principal Order, there shall be added a new article 10a as follows:

Exception

10a.  The privileges and immunities provided in articles 9 and 10 shall not apply with respect to any legal proceedings, nor to any resulting final judgement, arising out of a contractual obligation entered into by Iraq after 30th June 2004.

A. K. Galloway

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 Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2003 to give effect to resolution 1546 adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations on 8th June 2004, and to update the definition of “restricted goods”.