Explanatory note

This Order, made under the United Nations Act 1946, applies to each of the territories specified in Schedule 1. It prohibits the importation into the territory of certain goods exported from Iraq or Kuwait and the exportation from the territory of certain goods intended for Iraq or Kuwait. It also prohibits certain activities and dealings relating to the exportation from Iraq or Kuwait of the former goods and the supply to Iraq or Kuwait of the latter goods, including carriage of these goods in British ships or aircraft. It also makes provision for the investigation of ships and aircraft that are suspected of contravening this Order. It confers certain powers relating to the obtaining of evidence and information for the purposes of the Order.