Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 2012

Customs

The Export Control (Syria Sanctions) Order 2013

Made

12th August 2013

Laid before Parliament

15th August 2013

Coming into force

6th September 2013

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to measures relating to the interruption or reduction, in part or completely, of economic relations with one or more countries which are not Member States(2).

This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to an Annex to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012(3) to be construed as references to that Annex as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act(4) and by sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the Export Control Act 2002(5), makes the following Order.

(1)

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

(2)

S.I. 1994/757, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(3)

OJ No L 16, 19.01.2012, p1; other relevant amending instruments are Council Regulation (EU) No 168/2012 (OJ No L 54, 28.2.2012, p1), Council Regulation (EU) No 509/2012 (OJ L 156, 16.6.2012, p10), Council Regulation (EU) No 545/2012 (OJ L 165, 26.6.2012, p 23), Council Regulation (EU) No 867/2012 (OJ No L 257, 25.9.2012, p1), Council Regulation (EU) No 325/2013 (OJ No L 102, 11.4.2013, p 1) and Council Regulation (EU) No 697/2013 (OJ No L 198, 23.7.2013, p28).

(4)

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part I of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

(5)

2002 c.28.