Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2001
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2001/3363 |
2001 No. 3363
UNITED NATIONS
The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2001
Made 9th October 2001
Laid before Parliament 9th October 2001
Coming into force 10th October 2001
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of October 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 28th September 2001, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and all other States to apply certain measures to give effect to decisions of that Council in relation to combating terrorist activities:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred to 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, extent and amendment
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 10th October 2001.
(2) 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 28th September 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.
(3) Particulars of the decisions referred to in paragraph (2) above shall be published by the Secretary of State in a notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
(4) This Order shall extend to the Channel Islands so as to be law, respectively in Guernsey and Jersey.
(5) Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 shall apply to any person within Guernsey or Jersey and to any person elsewhere who—
(a)
(a) is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British subject, a British National (Overseas) or a British protected person and is ordinarily resident in Guernsey or Jersey; or
(b)
(b) is a body incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of Guernsey or, as the case may be, Jersey.
Interpretation: general
2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Attorney General” means—
(a) in the application of this Order to Guernsey, the Attorney General or the Solicitor General for Guernsey; and
(b) in the application of this Order to Jersey, the Attorney General for Jersey;
“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;
“funds” means financial assets and economic benefits of any kind, including (but not limited to) gold coin, gold bullion, cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; securities and debt instruments (including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, debenture stock and derivatives contracts); interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; credit, rights of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources, and any other instrument of export financing;
“Guernsey” means the Bailiwick of Guernsey;
“Jersey” means the Bailiwick of Jersey;
“licensing authority” means—
(a) in the application of this Order to Guernsey, the Attorney General; and
(b) in the application of this Order to Jersey, the Policy and Resources Committee;
“professional legal adviser” in the application of this Order to Jersey, means an advocate or solicitor;
“relevant institution” means—
(a) in the application of this Order to Guernsey a financial services business within the meaning of section 49 of and the Schedule to the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1999; and
(b) in the application of this Order to Jersey, a financial services business within the meaning of Article 36(1) and the Second Schedule to the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999;
“the standard scale” means—
(a) in the application of this Order to Guernsey, the standard scale of fines specified for the time being in section 1 of the Uniform Scale of Fines (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1989, as amended; and
(b) in the application of this Order to 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.
(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.
Interpretation: terrorism
3.—(1) In this Order “terrorism” means the use or threat of action where the action falls within paragraph (2) below, the use or threat is designed to influence the government or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and the use or threat is made for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause.
(2) Action is terrorism if it—
(a)
(a) involves serious violence against a person,
(b)
(b) involves serious damage to property,
(c)
(c) endangers a person’s life, other than that of the person committing the action,
(d)
(d) creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public, or
(e)
(e) is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, the use or threat of action falling within paragraph (2) which involves the use of firearms or explosives is terrorism whether or not the use or threat is designed to influence the government or to intimidate the public or a section of the public.
(4) For the purposes of this article—
(a)
(a) “action” includes action outside Guernsey or Jersey,
(b)
(b) a reference to any person or to property is a reference to any person, or to property, wherever situated,
(c)
(c) a reference to the public includes a reference to the public of a country or territory other than that of Guernsey or Jersey, and
(d)
(d) “the government” includes the States of Guernsey, the States of Alderney and the Chief Pleas of Sark, the States of Jersey, or of a country or territory other than Guernsey or Jersey.
Collection of Funds
4.—(1) Any person who invites another to provide funds, and intends that they should be used, or knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that they may be used, for the purposes of terrorism, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person who receives funds, and intends that they should be used, or knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that they may be used, for the purposes of terrorism, shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any person who provides funds, and knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that they will or may be used for the purposes of terrorism, shall be guilty of an offence.
(4) In this article a reference to the provision of funds is a reference to them being given, lent or otherwise made available, whether or not for consideration.
Making funds available
5. Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the licensing authority under this article, makes any funds or financial (or related) services available to, or for the benefit of—
(a) persons who commit, attempt to commit, facilitate or participate in...
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