Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 2596

Overseas Territories

The Burma (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Suspension) Order 2012

Made

17th October 2012

Laid before Parliament

18th October 2012

Coming into force

19th October 2012

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of October 2012

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 1833( 1 ), the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945( 2 ) , 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 and extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Burma (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Suspension) Order 2012 and comes into force on 19th October 2012.

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

Interpretation

2. In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Burma (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2009 ( 3 ) and the expressions “ prohibited imports ” and “ the Regulation ” have the same meaning as in the principal Order.

Amendment of the principal Order

3. —(1) The principal Order is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2(1)—

for the definition of “restricted goods” substitute—

“ “ restricted goods ” means—

(a)

the goods, software and technology specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 ( 4 ) as amended from time to time,

(b)

so far as not covered by paragraph (a), the goods, software and technology specified in the Common Military List of the European Union ( 5 ) as amended from time to time,

(c)

any equipment which might be used for internal repression listed in Annex II to the Regulation, and

(d)

equipment and technology used in logging and timber processing, mining of various commodities, and mining and processing of precious and semi-precious stones, listed in Annex III to the Regulation. ” .

Suspension of provisions in the principal Order

4. —(1) Articles 4, 5, and 6 of the principal Order are to have no effect in relation to anything done or omitted to be done on or after the coming into force of this Order in relation to equipment and technology listed in Annex III to the Regulation.

(2) Article 7 of the principal Order is to have no effect in relation to anything done or omitted to be done on or after the coming into force of this Order in relation to equipment and technology listed in Annex III to the Regulation, or to prohibited imports.

(3) Articles 8 to 19 of the principal Order are to have no effect in relation to anything done or omitted to be done on or after the coming into force of this Order.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

( 1 )

1833 c.85 .

( 2 )

1887 c.54 and 1945 c.7 .

( 3 )

S.I. 2009/3008 .

( 4 )

S.I. 2008/3231 .

( 5 )

O.J.C.86 18.3.2011, p.1.

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)

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Defined Term	Section/Article	ID
prohibited imports	art. 2.	def_c25092edb5
the principal Order	art. 2.	def_ed7cef8384
the Regulation	art. 2.	def_2b1106da31