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Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 2598

Overseas Territories

The Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013

Made

9th October 2013

Laid before Parliament

16th October 2013

Coming into force

6th November 2013

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of October 2013

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers vested in Her by section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 1833(1), the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945(2), and all of the other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013.

(2) It comes into force on 6th November 2013.

(3) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012(3).

(4) This Order extends to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.

Amendments to the principal Order

2.—(1) The principal Order is amended as follows.

(2) In article 11—

(a)in paragraph (2) for “Order” substitute “article”;

(b)after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2a) The Governor may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, grant a licence under this article.”.

(3) In article 17—

(a)after paragraph (2)(b) insert—

“(c)does not apply if P is acting under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this article.”;

(b)after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) The Governor may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, grant a licence under this article.”.

(4) At the end of article 37 insert—

“(3) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a) do not apply if P is acting under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this article.

(4) The Governor may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, grant a licence under this article.”

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order further amends the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012 (“the principal Order”). The principal Order gives effect in specified Overseas Territories to sanctions in respect of Syria adopted by the European Union in Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP adopted on 1st December 2011.

This Order amends the principal Order to give effect to changes to the sanctions measures adopted by the European Union in Council Regulation (EU) No 697/2013, namely to reflect the exemptions introduced to the existing restrictions on the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Syria, the financing of certain enterprises, and the opening by credit or financial institutions of new bank accounts or new representative offices in Syria, by enabling the Governor, with the consent of the Secretary of State, to grant licences for specified prohibited activities.