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Statutory Instruments
Overseas Territories
Made
9th October 2013
Laid before Parliament
16th October 2013
Coming into force
6th November 2013
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of October 2013
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013.
(2) It comes into force on 6th November 2013.
(3) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012(3).
(4) This Order extends to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.
2.—(1) The principal Order is amended as follows.
(2) In article 11—
(a)in paragraph (2) for “Order” substitute “article”;
(b)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2a) The Governor may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, grant a licence under this article.”.
(3) In article 17—
(a)after paragraph (2)(b) insert—
“(c)does not apply if P is acting under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this article.”;
(b)after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) The Governor may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, grant a licence under this article.”.
(4) At the end of article 37 insert—
“(3) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a) do not apply if P is acting under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this article.
(4) The Governor may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, grant a licence under this article.”
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order further amends the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012 (“the principal Order”). The principal Order gives effect in specified Overseas Territories to sanctions in respect of Syria adopted by the European Union in Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP adopted on 1st December 2011.
This Order amends the principal Order to give effect to changes to the sanctions measures adopted by the European Union in Council Regulation (EU) No 697/2013, namely to reflect the exemptions introduced to the existing restrictions on the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Syria, the financing of certain enterprises, and the opening by credit or financial institutions of new bank accounts or new representative offices in Syria, by enabling the Governor, with the consent of the Secretary of State, to grant licences for specified prohibited activities.
S.I. 2012/1755, amended by S.I. 2012/3069 and S.I.2013/1719.
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