Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 1186
Exiting The European Union
Customs And Excise
The Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) (Amendment etc. ) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Sift requirements satisfied
16th October 2018
Made
13th November 2018
Laid before Parliament
16th November 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( 1 ) (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of that Act and section 1 of the Export Control Act 2002( 2 ):
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.
(2) Regulation 2 of these Regulations comes into force on exit day and all other regulations come into force on 1st January 2019.
Revocation of retained direct EU legislation
2. —(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 116/2009 of 18 December 2008 on the export of cultural goods is revoked.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1081/2012 of 9 November 2012 for the purposes of Council Regulation on the export of cultural goods is revoked. (EC) No 116/2009
Amendment of the Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) Order 2003
3. —(1)The Export of Objects of Cultural Interest (Control) Order 2003( 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 1(2), for the definition of “the Commissioners” substitute—
“ “the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs; ” .
(3) In article 1(2), for the definition of “EU Licence”( 4 ) substitute—
“ “EU Licence” means an export licence issued by the competent authority of the United Kingdom (whether before or after 1st January 2019) under the Regulation; ” ( 5 ).
Michael Ellis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
13th November 2018
2002 c.28 . Section 1 was amended by article 6(2)(c) of S.I. 2011/1043 .
The definition of “EU licence” was inserted by article 7 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to, S.I. 2011/1043 .
The Arts Council of England (incorporated by Royal Charter granted on 30th March 1994) is the competent authority of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Regulation.