1990 No. 1591
The Control of Gold, Securities, Payments and Credits (Kuwait) Directions 1990
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Whereas the Treasury are satisfied that action to the detriment of the economic position of the United Kingdom is being or is likely to be taken by the government of or persons resident in Kuwait.
Now, therefore, the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 2 of the Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 19641 hereby give the following directions:–
1
These directions may be cited as the Control of Gold, Securities, Payments and Credits (Kuwait) Directions 1990 and shall come into force on 2nd August 1990.
2
Except with permission granted by or on behalf of the Treasury, no order given by or on behalf of the government of or any person resident in Kuwait at the time of the coming into force of these directions or at any later time while these directions are in force, shall be carried out, insofar as the order–
i
requires the person to whom the order is given to make any payment or to part with any gold or securities; or
ii
requires any change to be made in the persons to whose credit any sum is to stand or to whose order any gold or securities is to be held.
(This note is not part of the Order)