Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under the United Nations Act 1946, amends the restrictions imposed by the Eritrea and Ethiopia (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2000, pursuant to a decision of the Security Council of the United Nations in its resolution 1298 of 17th May 2000, to restrict acts calculated to promote the supply or delivery of arms and related materiel to any person in Eritrea or Ethiopia. It also makes textual amendments to that Order.