The Export Control (Libya Embargo) Order 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 2741

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

The Export Control (Libya Embargo) Order 2004

Made

19th October 2004

Laid before Parliament

22nd October 2004

Coming into force

22nd November 2004

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 1, 4, 5 and 7 of the Export Control Act 2002(1) hereby makes the following Order:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Libya Embargo) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 22nd November 2004.

(2) In this Order the “2003 Order” is the Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003 (2) and the “2004 Order” is the Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) Order 2004(3).

2.  In the 2003 Order, in each of articles 11(2), 11(6) and 11(9)(b) for the reference to ‘Iran, Iraq or Libya’ there shall be substituted a reference to ‘Iran or Iraq’, and in article 11(11)(e) for the reference to ‘Iran, Iraq, Libya or North Korea’ there shall be substituted a reference to ‘Iran, Iraq or North Korea’.

3.  In the 2004 Order, Libya shall be removed from the list of embargoed destinations in the Schedule.

Nigel Griffiths,

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Business and Enterprise,,

Department of Trade and Industry

19th October 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under the Export Control Act 2002, amends the Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003 and the Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) Order 2004.

The amendments are made in consequence of EU Common Position 2004/698/CFSP (OJ L 317, 16.10.2004, p.40) adopted on the 14^th October 2004, and taking effect on that date, which removes the arms embargo in relation to Libya agreed by EC Member states in 1986, and which was specified to remain in force by EU Common Position 1999/261/CFSP (OJ L 103, 20.4.99, p.1).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

(1)

2002 c. 28.

(2)

S.I. 2003/2764 as amended by S.I. 2004/1050 and S.I. 2004/2561.

(3)

S.I. 2004/318 as amended by S.I. 2004/1049.