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Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1852

Customs

The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009

Made

12th July 2009

Laid before Parliament

13th July 2009

Coming into force

14th July 2009

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

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 14th July 2009.

Amendment

2.  After article 9 of the Export Control Order 2008(2) insert—

General prohibition

9A.  To the extent that, pursuant to any of articles 3 to 9 of this Order, a person may not export goods, the exportation of the goods in question is prohibited..

Ian Lucas

Minister for Business and Regulatory Reform

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

12th July 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order clarifies the scope of the prohibitions on exportation of goods in the Export Control Order 2008 so as to ensure that breaches of the controls created by the Order are amenable to action under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.