2019 No. 989

Customs

The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2019

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 in relation to measures relating to trade in certain goods, including technical assistance, which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment2.

It appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references in this Order to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th January 20193, or to any provision of that regulation, to be construed as references to that instrument or to any such provision as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 19724 and sections 1, 2, 5 and 7 of the Export Control Act 20025, makes the following Order: