The Trade in Goods (Control) (Overseas Territories) Order 2004

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Trade in Goods (Control) (Overseas Territories) Order 2004.

Extent and interpretation

2.—(1) This Order shall extend to the territories listed in Schedule 1.

(2) In the application of this Order to any of the said territories —

(a) the expression “the Territory” means that territory;

(b) any reference to “the Governor” means the Governor or other officer administering the Government of that territory; and

(c) any reference to the official gazette of a Territory includes a reference to any form in which official information is normally made available in that Territory.

(3) The Governor may by regulations specify in the currency of the Territory the amount which is to be taken as equivalent to sums expressed in sterling in Schedule 2 or, as applicable, in Schedule 5.

Extension of Order to territories

3.  The Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003(1) (the “UK Order”), as modified in Schedule 2, extends to the territories listed in Schedule 1.

Guidance about the exercise of functions under this Order

4.  Section 9 of the Export Control Act 2002 (guidance about the exercise of functions under control orders), as modified in Schedule 3, extends to the territories listed in Schedule 1.

Modification of Schedule 4 (Restricted Goods)

5.—(1) Where any modification is made to the Schedule to the UK Order, whether before or after the coming into force of this Order in the Territory, the Governor shall, by order published in the official gazette of the Territory, make the like modification to Schedule 4.

(2) An order under paragraph (1) may make transitional provisions in connection with any modification made by the order.

Application to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia of provisions relating to penalties for offences and proceedings

6.  Schedule 5 shall have effect for the application of articles 9, 10 and 11 of the UK Order, as modified in Schedule 2, to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

Exercise of powers of the Governor

7.  The Governor may, to such extent and subject to such restrictions and conditions as he may think proper, delegate, or authorise the delegation of, any of his powers under this Order to any person, or class or description of persons, approved by him, and references in this Order to the Governor shall be construed accordingly.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council