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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2001 No. 2566
UNITED NATIONS
The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2001
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Made |
18th July 2001 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
19th July 2001 | |
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Coming into force |
20th July 2001 | |
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of July 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 resolutions 1297 and 1333 adopted on 15th October 1999 and 19th December 2000 respectively, 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 Afghanistan:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946[1], is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: -
1.
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 20th July 2001.
(2) This Order shall extend to the Isle of Man, as part of its law.
2.
- (1) The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2001[2] shall be amended as follows.
(2) In article 2 (interpretation) -
(a) after the definition of "owner", insert -
"
"person connected with the Taliban" means -
(a) any person designated by the Sanctions Committee pursuant to paragraph 4(b) of resolution 1267 adopted by the Security Council on 15th October 1999; or
(b) any person acting on behalf of a person covered by sub-paragraph (a) above";
(b) in the definition of "person connected with Usama bin Laden" from the word "means" to the end, substitute -
"
"working day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Bank Holidays Act 1989 (an Act of Tynwald).".
(3) For article 8, substitute -
"
Making funds available to the Taliban and associates
8.
Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Treasury under this article, makes any funds available to or for the benefit of the Taliban or any person connected with the Taliban is guilty of an offence.".
(4) For article 9(1) (freezing of funds on suspicion) substitute -
"
9.
- (1) Where the Treasury has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person by, for, or on behalf of whom any funds are held is, or may be -
(a) Usama bin Laden or a person connected with Usama bin Laden, or
(b) the Taliban or a person connected with the Taliban,
the Treasury may by notice direct that those funds are not to be made available to that person except under the authority of a licence granted by the Treasury under article 7 or 8.".
(5) In article 22(1)(c), the word "or" before "in securing compliance" shall be omitted.
(6) In article 23(b)(i), omit the word "or" before "an offence relating to customs".
(7) In article 25 -
(a) in paragraph (2)(b), for the word "no" substitute "on"; and
(b) in paragraph (3)(a) after "to both;" insert "or".
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, made under the United Nations Act 1946, amends the Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2001 to enhance the financial sanctions regime imposed against the Taliban. It also makes minor textual amendments to that Order.
Notes:
[1]
1946 c. 45.back
[2]
S.I. 2001/394.back
ISBN
0 11 029749 0
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Prepared
27 July 2001
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