The Export of Goods (Control) (Croatian and Bosnian Territories) Order 1993

Made: 25th April 1993

Coming into force: 26th April 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred by section 1 of the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939[^f00001] and now vested in him[^f00002], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Export of Goods (Control) (Croatian and Bosnian Territories) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 26th April 1993.

• (2) In this Order any expression used shall have the meaning it bears in the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1992[^f00003] except “specified territories”, which shall mean the United Nations Protected Areas in Croatia and those areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces.

Exportation of goods to areas of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

2

• (1) Subject to Article 3 of this Order, all goods are prohibited to be exported from the United Kingdom:—

• (a) to any destination in the specified territories; or

• (b) for transit through the specified territories.

• (2) Any licence granted by the Secretary of State under any other Order relating to the control of exports made by virtue of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939, and any licence granted under any other enactment prohibiting or restricting the exportation of goods shall be subject to paragraph (1) of this article.

Exceptions

3

Nothing in article 2 of this Order shall prohibit:—

• (i) the exportation of any goods under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State under this Order, provided that all conditions attaching to the said licence are complied with; or

• (ii) any exportation of goods in connection with the activities of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), the International Conference on the former Yugoslavia or the European Community Monitor Mission.

Enforcement

4

Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Exports of Goods (Control) Order 1992 (Customs powers for demanding evidence of destination, offences in connection with applications for licences and conditions attaching to licences, and declarations as to goods and powers of search) shall apply for the enforcement of the provisions of this Order as they apply for the enforcement of the said Order of 1992.

Licences

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Any licence granted by the Secretary of State in pursuance of article 3 of this Order may be limited so as to expire on a specified date unless renewed, may be varied or revoked by the Secretary of State at any time, and may be subject to or without condition, and any such condition may require any act or omission before or after the exportation of goods under the licence.

Signed

M. V. Coolican — An Assistant Secretary, — Department of Trade and Industry — 25th April 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prohibits the export to the United Nations Protected Areas of Croatia and those areas of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces of any goods except under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State, in accordance with resolution 820(1993) of the Security Council of the United Nations adopted on 17th April 1993.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1939 c. 69.

[^f00002]: See S.I.1970/1537.

[^f00003]: S.I.1992/3092, as amended by S.I.1992/3305 and S.I.1993/1020.