UK revises the Overseas Territories sanctions in respect of Haiti
28 Dec 2023
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On 13 December 2023, the United Kingdom issued an Order revising and amending the regime relating to Haiti.
The Order:
- modifies the Haiti (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2022 to align with revisions introduced to the Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 through the Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
- is implemented in response to changes to the UN arms embargo outlined in paragraph 14 of resolution 2699 (2023) adopted by the Security Council on 2 October 2023 and paragraph 6 of resolution 2700 (2023) adopted by the Security Council on 19 October 2023; and
- is scheduled to come into force on 28 December 2023
A copy of the Haiti Order can be found here.
The Overseas Territories affected by these updates include Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands. In practice, Bermuda tends to publish legislation that is equivalent to the UK in its domestic sanctions regime.
