The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2003

Made18th September 2003

Laid before Parliament19th September 2003

Coming into force20th September 2003

Whereas the Treasury are a government department designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to (i) measures relating to the interruption or reduction, in part or completely, of economic relations with one or more countries which are not Member States, and (ii) measures relating to the movement of capital and to payments, between Member States and between Member States and countries which are not Member States;

Now, therefore, the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by that section, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2003 and come into force on 20th September 2003.

Revocation2

The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 20033 are hereby revoked.

Amendment to the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 20013

For the definition of “Council Decision” in Article 2(1) of the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 20014 there is substituted—

“Council Decision” means Council Decision 2003/646/EC implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2003/480/EC5;

Jim MurphyDerek TwiggTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury18 September 2003

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Article 4(1)(d) of the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 (“the Order”), as most recently amended by the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003, provides that the Treasury may, where they have reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person by, for or on behalf of whom any funds are held is or may be on the list of natural and legal persons, groups and entities in Article 1 of Council Decision 2003/480/EC6, direct by notice that those funds are not to be made available to any person, in the absence of a licence granted by the Treasury. Council Decision 2003/480/EC was revoked and replaced by Council Decision 2003/646/EC. These Regulations amend the Order so that it refers to Council Decision 2003/646/EC.