The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 1608

Overseas Territories

Sanctions

The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020

Made

16th December 2020

Laid before Parliament

23rd December 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 16th day of December 2020

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations has, by a resolution adopted on 20th July 2017, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to apply certain measures to give effect to decisions of that Council in relation to ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida(1).

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946(2) and section 63(3)(c) and (4) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018(3), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order:

(1)

The Security Council of the United Nations adopted resolution 2368 (2017) on 20 July 2017 (“resolution 2368”). Paragraph 1(b) of resolution 2368 requires States to take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of all persons included on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions list created pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000), 1989 (2011), 2083 (2012), 2161 (2014) and 2253 (2015).