# The Export Control Order 2008, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

CUSTOMS
Made 15th December 2008
Laid before Parliament 17th December 2008
Coming into force 6th April 2009
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(b)
It appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references in this Order to Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000, Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005, Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 and Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 to be construed as references to those instruments and provisions as amended from time to time.
To the extent that this Order regulates any of the activities listed in section 8(1) of the Export Control Act 2002, the Secretary of State, having considered the reasons for the relevant controls and the need to respect the freedom to carry on the relevant activities, has determined that such regulation is necessary in the circumstances prevailing at the time of this Order.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act and by sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the Export Control Act 2002 , makes the following Order:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3231/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/export-control-order-2008/introduction
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