(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under the United Nations Act 1946, amends the Orders listed in Schedule 2 to clarify that licences and permissions issued under Orders under the Act shall be in writing and to reflect the creation of British National (Overseas) status. It also makes textual amendments to the Orders listed in Schedule 3.

Of the Orders listed in Schedule 2:

(a)

pursuant to a decision of the UN Security Council in its resolution 1192 of 27th August 1998 in relation to Libya, and following the issue on 5th April 1999 of a report by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the operation of S.Is. 1992/973 and 1992/974 was suspended; and the operation of S.Is. 1993/2807, 2808, 2811 and 2812 was suspended, except in relation to the implementation of article 13 of each of those Orders;

(b)

pursuant to a UN Security Council decision in resolution 1074 of 1st October 1996 in relation to the former Yugoslavia, S.Is. 1992/1302, 1303 and 1308 ceased to have effect except in relation to the implementation of article 9 of each of those Orders;

(c)

pursuant to a UN Security Council decision in resolution 944 of 29th September 1994 in relation to Haiti, S.Is. 1994/1323, 1324, 1325 and 1326 ceased to have effect except in relation to the implementation of article 10 of each of those Orders.