2015 No. 826

Overseas Territories

The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment and Revocation) Order 2015

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of March 2015

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 18331, the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 19452, and all of the other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment and Revocation) Order 2015 and comes into force on 16th April 2015.

2

In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 20123.

3

This Order extends to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.

Amendments to the principal Order2

1

The principal Order is amended as follows.

2

In article 3(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “designated person” substitute—

  • “designated person” means any person listed in Annex III to the Council Regulation but does not include any person listed in Annex IV to the Council Regulation;

3

In article 8 (providing assistance related to restricted goods)—

a

in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (a); and

b

in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraph (a).

Revocation3

Article 3 of the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Suspension and Amendment) Order 20134 is revoked.

Richard TilbrookClerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2753, as amended) (“the principal Order”), which gives effect in certain overseas territories to sanctions adopted by the European Union against Zimbabwe.

On 27th March 2013, by Council Decision 2013/160/CFSP (OJ No L 90, 28.3.2013, p95), the European Union decided to suspend, in relation to the majority of designated persons, the application of all financial sanctions. This suspension was given effect in the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Suspension and Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1446). The suspension was extended to additional designated persons by Council Decision 2014/98/CFSP (OJ No L 50, 20.2.2014, p20) and continued in Council Decision 2015/277/CFSP (OJ No L 47, 20.2.2015, p20) (“the 2015 Decision”). The amendments made in this Order give effect to the suspension, as continued in the 2015 Decision. In particular, article 2(2) amends the definition of “designated person” in the principal Order to exclude any person, body or entity in respect of whom the financial sanctions are suspended as listed in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 (OJ No L 55, 24.2.2004, p1), as amended.

Article 2(3) makes minor corrections to the principal Order.