Are United Nations Security Council Resolutions and European Union Regulations directly applicable in UK law?
EC Regulations imposing and/or implementing sanctions are part of Community law, are directly applicable and have direct effect in the Member States. However, a Statutory Instrument is required to introduce any penalties resulting from a breach of the Regulation into UK law. United Nations Security Council Resolutions are not directly applicable in UK law. However, under the United Nations Charter, member states are called upon to give effect to any measures decided upon by the Security Council. An EC Regulation or a Statutory Instrument is required to give effect to these measures in UK law. In most cases, a Statutory Instrument would be effected in the UK to introduce the measures ahead of the European Union adopting a Regulation introducing the measures into Community Law. If UN imposed measures are given effect by an EC Regulation, a Statutory Instrument would still be required to introduce any penalties resulting from a breach of the Regulation.
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