Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 1640

The Export of Goods (Control) (Iraq and Kuwait Sanctions) Order 1990

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1990 No. 1640

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

The Export of Goods (Control) (Iraq and Kuwait Sanctions) Order 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred by section 1 of the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939^[1] and now vested in him^[2], 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) (Iraq and Kuwait Sanctions) Order 1990and shall come into force on 9th August 1990.

    (2)  Unless the context otherwise requires, any expression used in this Order shall have the meaning it bears in the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1989^[3].

Prohibition on exportation to Iraq and Kuwait
    2.—(1)  Subject to article 3 of this Order, all goods are prohibited to be exported from the United Kingdom to any destination in Iraq or Kuwait, or to any destination in any other country for delivery, directly or indirectly, to a person for the purposes of any business carried on in or operated from Iraq or Kuwait.

    (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 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.

Enforcement
    4.    Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1989 (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 1989.

Modification and revocation of licences
    5.    Any licence granted by the Secretary of State in pursuance of article 3 of this Order may be modified or revoked by him at any time.

R. J. Meadway

An Under Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry

8th August 1990

This Order prohibits the export, without a licence under the Order from the Secretary of State, of all goods to Iraq and Kuwait, or to any other destination where the goods are to be delivered to a person for the purposes of a business carried on in or operated from Iraq or Kuwait.

[1] 1939 c. 69. back

[2] See S.I. 1970/1537. back

[3] S.I. 1989/2376, amended by S.I. 1990/128, 735, 893 and 1588. back