Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2001
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2001/949 |
| Year | 2001 |
2001 No. 949
UNITED NATIONS
The Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2001
Made 14th March 2001
Laid before Parliament 15th March 2001
Coming into force 16th March 2001
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of March 2001
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations has, by a resolution adopted on 7th March 2001, 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 Liberia:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 19461, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation, commencement, operation, amendment, extent and revocation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 16th March 2001.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, this Order shall remain in force until 7th May 2002 unless, on or before that date, the Security Council of the United Nations decides to extend the measures provided for in paragraph 5 of the resolution adopted by it on 7th March 2001 for a further period, in which case this Order shall remain in force for the further period specified in that decision.
(3) If the Security Council of the United Nations takes any decision which has the effect of cancelling or postponing or suspending the operation of the resolution adopted by it on 7th March 2001, in whole or in part, this Order shall cease to have effect or its operation shall be postponed or suspended, in whole or in part, as the case may be, in accordance with that decision.
(4) Particulars of any decisions referred to in paragraph (2) and (3) above shall be published by the Secretary of State in a notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
(5) This Order shall extend to the Channel Islands so as to be law, respectively, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey and in the Bailiwick of Jersey.
(6) Articles 3, 4 and 5 apply to any person within the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey and to any person elsewhere who—
(a)
(a) is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British National (Overseas), a British subject or a British protected person and is ordinarily resident in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey; or
(b)
(b) is a body incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey.
(7) The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Somalia, Liberia and Rwanda) (Channel Islands) Order 19962shall be amended as follows:
(a)
(a) in article 2(1), in the definition of “prohibited destination” omit “, Liberia”;
(b)
(b) in article 8(9)(c), omit “, Liberia”;
(c)
(c) in paragraph 4(c) of the Schedule to the Order, omit “Liberia”.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Attorney General” means—
(a) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Attorney General or the Solicitor General for Guernsey; and
(b) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Attorney General for Jersey;
“Chief Revenue Officer” and “States Revenue Officer”, in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise (General Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1972; and “States Revenue Officer”, in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, means the Agent of the Impôts and any officer of the Impôts (and any person authorised by the Agent of the Impôts);
“commander”, in relation to an aircraft, means the member of the flight crew designated as commander of the aircraft by the operator thereof, or, failing such a person, the person who is for the time being the pilot in command of the aircraft;
“document” includes information recorded in any form, and in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form;
“export” includes shipment as stores;
“exportation” in relation to any vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft, includes the taking out of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey of the vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft notwithstanding that it is conveying goods or passengers and whether or not it is moving under its own power; and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“master”, in relation to a ship, includes any person (other than a pilot) for the time being in charge of the ship;
“operator”, in relation to an aircraft or vehicle, means the person for the time being having the management of the aircraft or the vehicle;
“owner”, in relation to a ship, where the owner of a ship is not the operator, means the operator, and any person to whom it is chartered;
“police officer” means—
(a) in relation to Guernsey, Herm and Jethou a member of the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey, and within the limits of his jurisdiction, a member of the special constabulary of the Island of Guernsey;
(b) in relation to Alderney, a member of the said police force and a member of any police force which may be established by the States of Alderney;
(c) in relation to Sark, the Constable, the Vingtenier and a member of the said police force of the Island of Guernsey; and
(d) in relation to the Bailiwick of Jersey, a member of the Honorary Police or a member of the States of Jersey Police Force;
“professional legal adviser” in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, means an advocate or solicitor;
“relevant enforcement authority” means—
(a) in relation to the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Policy and Resources Committee of the States of Jersey; and
(b) in relation to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, means—
(i) the Lieutenant Governor for the purposes of articles 3 to 6, and 17; and
(ii) for the purposes of articles 17 of, and Schedule 2 to, this Order, the Attorney General for Guernsey or the Chief Revenue Officer;
“relevant institution” means—
(a) in relation to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, an institution licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission under the Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1994; and
(b) in relation to the Bailiwick of Jersey, an institution within the meaning of article 1(1) of the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended;
“restricted goods” means the goods specified in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 19943;
“the Sanctions Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations established by paragraph 14 of Resolution 1343 adopted on 7th March 2001;
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation;
“shipment” (and cognate expressions) and “stores” shall,
(a) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise (General Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1972, and
(b) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999;
“the standard scale” means—
(a) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the uniform scale of fines specified for the time being in section 1 of the Uniform Scale of Fines (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1989, and
(b) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, the standard scale of fines specified for the time being in the Schedule to the Criminal Justice (Standard Scale of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1993, as amended;
“vehicle” means land transport vehicle;
“working day”—
(a) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a public holiday in that Bailiwick;
(b) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, has the same meaning as “business day” for the purposes of Article 1 of the Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Law 1951, as amended.
(2) Any reference to an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom shall, in the case of a provision which has been extended to the Channel Islands or otherwise applies to the Channel Islands, be construed as a reference to that provision as it has effect there.
Restricted Goods, Technical Assistance and Training
Supply of restricted goods
3.—(1) Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article or article 4—
(a)
(a) supplies or delivers;
(b)
(b) agrees to supply or deliver; or
(c)
(c) does any act calculated to promote the supply or delivery of,
restricted goods to any person in Liberia shall be guilty of an offence unless he proves that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the goods in question were to be supplied or delivered to a person in Liberia.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) above shall apply where the supply or delivery of the goods to the person concerned is authorised by a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article.
Exportation of restricted goods to Liberia
4. Except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article, it is prohibited to export restricted goods from the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey to any destination in Liberia or to any destination for the purpose of delivery...
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