InterpretationU.K.
3.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 M1;
“the 2008 Order” means the Export Control Order 2008 M2;
“EU authorisation” means an authorisation or an approval granted under Articles 2a(2), 2b, 3(3) and (4), 4, 5, 6a, [F17a,] 9a and 13a of the Syria Regulation;
“the Syria Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 [F2as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 1323/2014] concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, and a reference to an Annex to that Regulation is to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time;
“UK Licence” means a licence in writing granted by the Secretary of State that authorises an act or acts that would otherwise be prohibited by articles 4 and 5 of this Order, and the provisions in articles 26(2), (3) and (6), 27, 28, 29, 31 to 33 of the 2008 Order are to apply to a UK licence granted under articles 4 and 5 of this Order as if it were a UK licence granted under the 2008 Order;
“Syrian person” has the same meaning as in Article 1(o) of the Syria Regulation;
(2) Unless otherwise defined in this article or any other part of this Order, any expression used in this Order has the meaning that it bears in the Syria Regulation.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in art. 3(1) inserted (24.2.2015) by The Export Control (Various Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/97), arts. 1, 3(2)(b)
F2Words in art. 3(1) substituted (24.2.2015) by The Export Control (Various Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/97), arts. 1, 3(2)(a)
Marginal Citations
M2S.I.2008/3231; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2009/1305, S.I. 2009/1852, S.I. 2009/2151, S.I. 2009/2969, S.I. 2009/2748, S.I. 2010/121, S.I. 2010/2007, S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2011/1304, S.I. 2012/1910 and S.I. 2013/428.