uksi/2019/184 — The Eritrea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Revocation) Order 2019

2019 No. 184 Overseas Territories The Eritrea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Revocation) Order 2019 Made 13th February 2019 Laid before Parliament 20th February 2019 Coming into force 13th March 2019 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of February 2019 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 resolution adopted on 14th November 2018, lifted the measures adopted in respect of Eritrea: Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946 , section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 1833 , the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945 , and all of the other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows: Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Eritrea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Revocation) Order 2019 and comes into force on 13th March 2019. 2 This Order extends to the territories in the Schedule. Revocation 2 The Eritrea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012 is revoked. Richard Tilbrook Clerk of the Privy Council SCHEDULE Territories to which this Order extends Article 1(2) Anguilla British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Montserrat Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in the Island of Cyprus Turks and Caicos Islands Virgin Islands EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order revokes the Eritrea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012 ( S.I. 2012/2751 ), which gave effect in specified Overseas Territories to sanctions adopted by the United Nations Security Council against Eritrea. The Order reflects the lifting of those sanctions by the United Nations Security Council under resolution 2444 (2018) and gives effect to the implementation of that resolution by the European Union under Council Decision ( CFSP ) 2018/1944 and Council Regulation ( EU ) 2018/1932.