Whereas Her Majesty in pursuance of the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953 was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the 11th day of August 1994, to delegate to the six Counsellors of State therein named or any two or more of them full power and authority during the period of Her Majesty’s absence from the United Kingdom to summon and hold on Her Majesty’s behalf Her Privy Council and to signify thereat Her Majesty’s approval for anything for which Her Majesty’s approval in Council is required:

And whereas under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations has, by resolutions adopted on 17th April 1993 and 23rd September 1994, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and all other States to apply certain measures to give effect to decisions of that Council in relation to the United Nations Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia, those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces, and Serbia and Montenegro:

Now, therefore, His Royal Highness The Prince Edward and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by section 1 of the United Nations Act 19461, and by and with the advice of Her Majesty’s Privy Council, do on Her Majesty’s behalf order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: