# The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) (Amendment) Order 2004, Introduction: Introductory text


UNITED NATIONS
Made 27th July 2004
Laid before Parliament 28th July 2004
Coming into force 29th July 2004
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of July 2004
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas:
(1) under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations, by a resolution adopted on 22nd May 2003, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and all other States to apply certain measures to give effect to a decision of that Council in relation to Iraq;
(2) provision was made in the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2003 which amended the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order (Channel Islands) Order 2000 to give effect to those decisions in the Channel Islands;
(3) the United Nations adopted a further resolution on 24th November 2003 establishing a new committee for the purposes of identifying persons for the purposes of certain provisions of the resolution adopted on 22nd May 2003;
(4) it now appears necessary to make provision further varying the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2000, as amended by the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2003, to take account of the resolution referred to in paragraph (3) and also to improve the operation of that Order;
And whereas Under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations, by a resolution adopted on 8th June 2004, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and all other States to apply certain measures to give effect to a decision of that Council in relation to Iraq:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

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