http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/396/article/2/madeThe Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2001United NationsBankingReference librariesBuilding societiesKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2013-07-12UNITED NATIONS This Order, made under the United Nations Act 1946, imposes restrictions pursuant to a decision of the Security Council of the United Nations in its Resolution 1333 of 19th December 2000, on the delivery or supply of arms and related matériel, the provision of related technical assistance and training, and the supply of acetic anydride to Afghanistan. It also imposes restrictions on flights taking off from, landing in or flying over the United Kingdom if they are destined for or originate in Afghanistan. The Order also prohibits the making of funds available to Usama bin Laden and his associates and prohibits the establishment or maintenance of Taliban offices or the carrying on of any business by Ariana Afghan Airlines. Interpretation 2 1 In this Order the following expressions have, except where otherwise expressly provided, the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say— “airport operator” means the person for the time being having the management of an airport or, in relation to a particular airport, the management of that airport; “body corporate” includes a Scottish partnership and, in relation to such a partnership, any reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a partner; “commander”, in relation to an aircraft, means the member of the flight crew designated as commander of the aircraft by the operator thereof, or, failing such a person, the person who is for the time being the pilot in command of the aircraft; “document” includes information recorded in any form, and in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form; “export” includes shipment as stores; “exportation” in relation to any vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft, includes the taking out of the United Kingdom of the vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft notwithstanding that it is conveying goods or passengers and whether or not it is moving under its own power; and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; “funds” means financial assets and economic benefits of any kind, including (but not limited to) gold coin, gold bullion, cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; securities and debt instruments (including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, debenture stock and derivatives contracts); interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; credit, rights of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources, and any other instrument of export financing; “master”, in relation to a ship, includes any person (other than a pilot) for the time being in charge of the ship; “operator”, in relation to an aircraft or vehicle, means the person for the time being having the management of the aircraft or the vehicle; “owner”, in relation to a ship, where the owner of a ship is not the operator, means the operator and any person to whom it is chartered; “person connected with Usama bin Laden” means— any person designated as such by the Sanctions Committee; or any person acting on behalf of a person covered by paragraph (a) above; “relevant institution” means— an institution authorsed under the Banking Act 1987; a European authorised institution within the meaning of the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 which has lawfully established a branch in the United Kingdom for the purpose of accepting deposits or other repayable funds from the public; and a building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986; “restricted goods” means the goods specified in Schedule 1; “the Sanctions Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations established by paragraph 6 of Resolution 1267 adopted on 15th October 1999; “ship” has the meaning it bears in section 313 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; “shipment” (and cognate expressions) and “stores” shall have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979; “the Taliban” means the Afghan political faction known as the Taliban, which also calls itself the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”; “vehicle” means land transport vehicle. 1987 c. 22. S.I. 1992/3218, amended by S.I.s 1993/3225, 1995/1217, 1995/1442, 1996/1669 and 1999/2094, Chapter II of Part I of Schedule 5 to the Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11) and sections 70(1) and 79(14) and Part II of Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36). 1986 c. 53. 1995 c. 21. 1979 c. 2.