Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2001
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2001/2558 |
2001 No. 2558
UNITED NATIONS
The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2001
Made 18th July 2001
Laid before Parliament 19th July 2001
Coming into force 20th July 2001
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of July 2001
Present
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 19461, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 20th July 2001.
(2) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 20012.
(3) This Order shall extend to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.
2. The following words shall replace the text from “person connected with Usama” to “paragraph (a) above;” in Article 2(1) of the principal Order—
““person connected with the Taliban” means—
(a) any person designated by the Sanctions Committee pursuant to paragraph 4(b) of Resolution 1267 adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations on 15th October 1999; or
(b) any person acting on behalf of a person covered by paragraph (a) above;
“person connected with Usama bin Laden” means—
(a) any person designated by the Sanctions Committee pursuant to paragraph 8(c) of Resolution 1333 adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations on 19th December 2000; or
(b) any person acting on behalf of a person covered by paragraph (a) above;”
3. Article 8 of the principal Order shall be amended to read—
“Making funds available to the Taliban and associates
8. Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this article, makes any funds available to or for the benefit of the Taliban or any person connected with the Taliban is guilty of an offence under this Order.”
4. Article 9(1) of the principal Order shall be amended to read—
“Freezing of funds on suspicion
9.—(1) Where the Governor has reasonable grounds for...
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