The Export Control (Syria Sanctions) Order 2013

Interpretation

3.—(1) In this Order—

“the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1);

“the 2008 Order” means the Export Control Order 2008(2);

“EU authorisation” means an authorisation or an approval granted under Articles 2a(2), 2b, 3(3) and (4), 4, 5, 6a, 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 697/2013 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.

(1)

1979 c.2.

(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.