PART 1Introductory
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Democratic Republic of Congo Sanctions and Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Order 2015 and comes into force on 11th August 2015.
(2) An offence may be committed under this Order—
(a)in the United Kingdom by any person;
(b)elsewhere by any person who is a United Kingdom person within the meaning of section 11 of the Export Control Act 2002(1).
Revocations
2. The Orders specified in the Schedule to this Order are revoked.
Interpretation
3.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(2);
“EU authorisation” means an authorisation granted under Article 1b of the Democratic Republic of Congo Regulation;
“the Democratic Republic of Congo Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005(3) as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/613(4).
(2) An expression used both in this Order and the Democratic Republic of Congo Regulation has the meaning given in the Democratic Republic of Congo Regulation.