The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Former Yugoslavia) (Amendment) Order 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 2563

UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Former Yugoslavia) (Amendment) Order 2001

Made

18th July 2001

Laid before Parliament

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

19th July 2001

Coming into force

1st September 2001

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of July 2001

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas under article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations, by a resolution adopted on 25th May 1993, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and all other States to apply certain measures to give effect to a decision of that Council in relation to the Former Yugoslavia:

And whereas, under section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946(1) (“the 1946 Act”) Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, make such provision as appears to her necessary or expedient for enabling those measures to be effectively applied:

And whereas, on 13th March 1996, Her Majesty made the United Nations (International Tribunal) (Former Yugoslavia) Order 1996(2) (“the 1996 Order”), which was laid before Parliament on 14th March 1996 and came into force on 15th March 1996:

And whereas, under section 1(3) of the 1946 Act, any Order in Council made under section 1 of the 1946 Act may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order in Council:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1 of the 1946 Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

(1)

1946 c. 45; section 1(4) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 48).

(2)

S.I. 1996/716; as amended by the United Nations (International Tribunals) (Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/412).