PART I Introductory

Interpretation
3. (1) In this Order—
“the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 ;
“the 2008 Order” means the Export Control Order 2008 ;
“EU authorisation” means an authorisation or an approval granted under Articles 2a(2), 2b, 3(3) and (4), 4, 5, 6a, 7a, 9a and 13a of the Syria Regulation;
“the Syria Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 827/2015 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;
1979 c.2.
S.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.
Word 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)
Words in art. 3(1) substituted (11.8.2015) by The Export Control (Democratic Republic of Congo Sanctions and Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1546), arts. 1(1), 11
(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.