(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, made under the United Nations Act 1946, imposes in the Channel Islands restrictions pursuant to a decision of the Security Council of the United Nations in Resolution 1333 of 19th December 2000.
The Order restricts the delivery or supply of arms and related matériêl and the provision of related technical assistance and training to Afghanistan and restricts the delivery and supply of acetic anhydride to Afghanistan. It also prohibits the making of funds available to Usama bin Laden and his associates.
The Order also imposes restrictions on flights destined for or originating from Afghanistan to take off from, land in, or fly over the Channel Islands and prohibits the establishment or maintenance of Taliban offices or the carrying on of any business by Ariana Afghan Airlines.
In addition the Order imposes restrictions pursuant to a decision of the Security Council of the United Nations in its Resolution 1267 of 15th October 1999 by prohibiting any aircraft from taking off from or landing in the Channel Islands if it is owned, leased, or operated by or on behalf of the Taliban. It also freezes assets of the Taliban or any undertaking owned or controlled by them.
The Order revokes previous Orders in Council which applied United Nations sanctions concerning Afghanistan to the Channel Islands.
