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Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 1587

Overseas Territories

Sanctions

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020

Made

16th December 2020

Laid before Parliament

23rd December 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 16th day of December 2020

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations has, by a resolution adopted on 18th May 2012, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to apply certain measures to give effect to decisions of that Council in relation to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau(1):

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946(2) and section 63(3)(c) and (4) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018(3), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order:

(1)

The Security Council of the United Nations adopted resolution 2048 (2012) on 18 May 2012 (“resolution 2048”). Paragraph 4 of resolution 2048 requires States to take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of individuals listed in the annex to resolution 2048 or designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 9 of that resolution.