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Citation, Commencement and Interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Belarus) and (Syria Amendment) Order 2011 and comes into force on 5th September 2011.
2
In this Order —
“the 1979 Act ” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 ;
“the 2008 Order ” means the Export Control Order 2008 ;
“Annex III equipment” means equipment listed in Annex III to the Belarus Regulation ;
“the Belarus Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus, and a reference to Annex III to that Regulation is to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time;
“CML items” means goods and technology listed in the Common Military List of the European Union ;
“ EU authorisation” means an authorisation or an approval granted under either Article 1a(3) or Article 1b(2) of the Belarus Regulation.
3
An expression used both in this Order and in the Belarus Regulation has the meaning that it bears in the Regulation.
Offences supplementing the Belarus Regulation
2
A person who contravenes any of the following provisions of the Belarus Regulation, except by exporting goods, commits an offence and may be arrested —
a
Article 1a(1)(a) (prohibition on sale etc. of Annex III equipment to any person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus);
b
Article 1b(1)(a) (prohibition on provision of technical assistance related to CML items to any person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus);
c
Article 1b(1)(b) (prohibition on provision of technical assistance or brokering services related to Annex III equipment to any person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus);
d
Article 1b(1)(c) (prohibition on provision of financing or financial assistance related to CML items or Annex III equipment to any person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus).
Offences related to EU authorisations
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1
A person commits an offence and may be arrested who, for the purpose of obtaining an EU authorisation —
a
makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which to that person’s knowledge is false in a material particular; or
b
recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular.
2
An EU authorisation granted in connection with the application for which the false statement was made or the false document or information furnished is void from the time it was granted.
3
A person who, having acted under the authority of an EU authorisation, fails to comply with a requirement or condition of the EU authorisation commits an offence and may be arrested, unless —
a
the EU authorisation was modified after the completion of the act authorised; and
b
the alleged failure to comply would not have been a failure had the EU authorisation not been so modified.
Circumvention of prohibitions
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1
A person commits an offence and may be arrested who participates, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is —
a
to circumvent a prohibitions in Article 1a(1)(a) of the Belarus Regulation, or
b
to enable or facilitate the contravention of such a prohibition.
2
A person commits an offence and may be arrested who participates, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is —
a
to circumvent a prohibition in Article 1b(1)(a) to (c) of the Belarus Regulation, or
b
to enable or facilitate the contravention of such a prohibition.
Overlap with the 2008 Order
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A person is not guilty of an offence under the 2008 Order who would, apart from this article, be guilty of —
a
an offence under this Order; and
b
a corresponding offence under the 2008 Order.
Penalties
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1
A person guilty of an offence under articles 2(a) or 4(1) of this Order is liable —
a
on summary conviction —
i
in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
ii
in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to a fine, or to both.
2
In relation to an offence committed after the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 , for “six months” in paragraph (1)(a)(i) substitute “twelve months”.
3
A person guilty of an offence under articles 2(b) to (d), 3 or 4(2) of this Order is liable —
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both.
4
In the case of an offence committed under the 1979 Act in connection with the prohibition of exportation in Article 1a(1)(a) of the Belarus Regulation, sections 68(3)(b) and 170(3)(b) of the 1979 Act have effect as if for the words “7 years” there were substituted the words “10 years”.
Application of the 1979 Act
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1
Where the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs investigate or propose to investigate any matter with a view to determining —
a
whether there are grounds for believing that an offence under this Order has been committed; or
b
whether a person should be prosecuted for such an offence,
the matter is to be treated as an assigned matter.
2
Section 77A of the 1979 Act (provision as to information powers) applies to a person concerned in an activity which, if not authorised by an EU authorisation, would contravene Articles 1a or 1b of the Belarus Regulation and accordingly references in section 77A of the 1979 Act to exportation shall be read as including any such activity.
3
Section 138 of the 1979 Act (provision as to arrest of persons) applies to the arrest of a person for an offence under this Order as it applies to the arrest of a person for an offence under the customs and excise Acts.
4
Sections 145 , 146 , 146A , 147 , 148, 150 , 151 , 152 , 154 , and 155 of the 1979 Act (proceedings for offences, mitigation of penalties, proof and other matters) apply in relation to offences and penalties under this Order as they apply in relation to offences and penalties under the customs and excise Acts.
5
“The customs and excise Acts” and “assigned matter” have the same meanings as in section 1 of the 1979 Act.
Amendments to the 2008 Order related to Belarus arms embargo
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In Schedule 4 to the 2008 Order —
a
in Part 2, at the appropriate place insert “Belarus”;
b
in Part 4, omit “Belarus”.
Review
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1
Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must —
a
carry out a review of articles 1 to 8 of this Order,
b
set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and
c
publish the report.
2
In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of the Belarus Regulation and the measures taken to implement them in other member States.
3
The report must in particular —
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of the Belarus Regulation established by this Order and the measures taken to implement them,
b
assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved, and
c
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
4
“Review period” means —
a
the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force, and
b
subject to paragraph (5), each successive period of five years.
5
If a report under this Order is published before the last day of the review period to which it relates, the following review period is to begin with the day on which that report is published.
Amendments to the Export Control (Syria and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2011
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In article 7(2) for “2 to 5,8,9,11,12 or 15” substitute “2 and 3”.
Mark Prisk
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
11th August 2011


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jurisdiction: UK

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Citation, commencement, extent and application
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This Order may be cited as the Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 14th October 2011.
2
This Order shall extend to the territories listed in Schedule 1.
3
Articles 24 and 25 shall apply to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia as set out in Schedule 2.
4
Article 24 shall apply to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as set out in Schedule 3.
5
Article 24 shall apply to St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha as set out in Schedule 4.
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In the application of this Order to any of the said territories the expression “the Territory” in this Order means that territory;
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An offence may be committed under articles 4(1), 5(3), 6, 7(3), 9, 10(3), 10(4), 14(3), 15(2), 16(2), 18, 21(4) 22(1), 22(2) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 by any person in the Territory or by any person elsewhere who is —
a
a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British subject, a British National (Overseas) or a British protected person and is ordinarily resident in the Territory; or
b
a body incorporated or constituted under the law of the Territory.
Interpretation
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1
In this Order, the following expressions have, except where otherwise expressly provided, the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say —
“aircraft” means a fixed wing, swivel wing, rotary wing, tilt rotor or tilt wing airborne vehicle or helicopter;
“assistance” means any form of assistance including training, technical assistance, financing and financial assistance, investment, brokering or other services, and the transfer of financial resources and services;
“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;
“ Council Regulations ” mean, Council Regulation ( EU ) No. 765/2006 adopted by the Council of the European Union on 18th May 2006 , Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 271/2011 adopted by the Council of the European Union on 21st March 2011 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 505/2011 adopted by the Council of the European Union on 23rd May 2011 , as amended from time to time;
“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;
“economic resources” means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services;
“equipment which might be used for internal repression” means the equipment listed in Annex III of the Regulation ;
“export” includes shipment as stores;
“exportation” in relation to any ship or aircraft, includes the taking out of the Territory of the ship 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;
“financing and financial assistance” in relation to the provision of assistance related to restricted goods includes financing or financial assistance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of restricted goods;
“funds” means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including (but not limited to) —
cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;
deposits with relevant institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;
publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures 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; and
documents providing evidence of an interest in funds or financial resources;
“frozen account” means an account with a relevant institution which is held or controlled by a listed person;
“ Gazette ” means the official gazette of the Territory or any other form in which official information is normally made available in the Territory;
“ Governor ” means the Governor or other officer administering the Government of the Territory;
“listed person” means any person listed in Annexes I and IA to the Regulation (as modified from time to time) or a person identified in a direction by the Governor under article 19(1);
“master”, in relation to a ship, includes any persons (other than a pilot) for the time being in charge of the ship;
“officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any person who has purported to act in any such capacity;
“operator”, in relation to an aircraft or vehicle, means the person for the time being having the management of the aircraft or vehicle;
“owner”, in relation to a ship, where the owner is not the operator, means the operator and any person to whom it is chartered;
“person” means any natural or legal person, entity or body;
“the Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 adopted by the Council of the European Union on 18 May 2006 which came into force on 20 May 2006 (the date of its publication) concerning certain restrictive measures, as amended from time to time;
“relevant institution” means —
the person responsible for the regulation and supervision of financial services business in the Territory;
any person who may lawfully accept deposits in or from within the Territory by way of business; or
any society established lawfully in the Territory whose principal purpose is the making of loans secured on residential property where such loans are funded substantially by its members;
“restricted goods” means the goods, software and technology specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 and, in so far as they are not covered in that Schedule, the goods, software and technology specified in the Common Military List of the European Union and, in so far as they are not covered in either Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 or the Common Military List of the European Union the equipment listed in Annex III of the Regulation;
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation;
“shipment” includes loading into an aircraft;
“stores” means goods for use in a ship or aircraft and includes fuel and spare parts and other articles of equipment, whether or not for immediate fitting, but excludes any goods for use in a ship or aircraft as merchandise for sale by retail to persons carried therein;
“ Supreme Court ” means the court of the Territory having unlimited jurisdiction in civil proceedings;
“vehicle” means land transport vehicle.
2
For the purpose of the definition of “relevant institution” in paragraph (1) —
a
the activity of accepting deposits has the meaning given in any relevant order made under section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ; and
b
a person is not regarded as accepting deposits by way of business if —
i
the person does not hold themselves out as accepting deposits on a day to day basis, and
ii
any deposits which they accept are accepted only on particular occasions, whether or not involving the issue of any securities.
3
In determining for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b)(ii) whether deposits are accepted only on particular occasions, regard is to be had to the frequency of those occasions and to any characteristics distinguishing them from each other.
4
Except where this Order provides otherwise, expressions used in the Regulation which are also used in this Order have the same meaning in this Order as they have in the Regulation.
Publicly available list of listed persons and restricted goods
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The Governor shall —
a
maintain a list of listed persons;
b
cause the list to be published in the Gazette as necessary from time to time;
c
cause a list of restricted goods to be published in the Gazette as necessary from time to time.
RESTRICTED GOODS AND ASSISTANCE
Supply of restricted goods
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1
Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor —
a
supplies or delivers;
b
agrees to supply or deliver, or
c
does any act calculated to promote the supply or delivery of,
restricted goods to any person or destination in Belarus shall be guilty of an offence under this Order unless they prove that they did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods in question were to be supplied or delivered to a person or destination in Belarus.
2
Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) shall apply where the supply or delivery of the goods to the person concerned is authorised by a licence granted by the Governor.
Exportation of restricted goods to Belarus
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1
Except under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor, restricted goods shall not be exported from the Territory to any destination in Belarus or to any destination for the purpose of delivery, directly or indirectly, or to the order of any person in Belarus.
2
Any restricted goods which are exported or attempted to be exported shall be liable to be disposed of or transferred or seized as appropriate.
3
Any person knowingly concerned in the exportation or attempted exportation of restricted goods shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
4
In any case where a person would, apart from this paragraph, be guilty both of an offence under paragraph (3) above and of an offence under article 4(1), they shall not be guilty of an offence under paragraph (3) above.
Provision of assistance, advice or training related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance or use of restricted goods
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Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor, directly or indirectly, provides to any person in, or for use in, Belarus any assistance, including advice or training, relating to the sale, supply, transfer, maintenance, manufacture or use of restricted goods shall be guilty of an offence under this Order, unless they can prove that they did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the assistance, advice or training in question was to be provided to a person in, or for use in Belarus.
Use of ships, aircraft and vehicles: restricted goods
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1
Without prejudice to the generality of article 4, no ship or aircraft to which this article applies, and no vehicle within the Territory, shall be used for the carriage of restricted goods if the carriage is, or forms part of, carriage from any place outside Belarus to any destination therein.
2
This article applies to ships registered in the Territory, to aircraft so registered and to any other ship or aircraft that is for the time being chartered to any person who is —
a
a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British subject, a British National (Overseas), or a British protected person and is ordinarily resident in the Territory, or
b
a body incorporated or constituted under the law of the Territory.
3
If any ship, aircraft or vehicle is used in contravention of paragraph (1) then —
a
in the case of a ship registered in the Territory or any aircraft so registered, the owner and the master of the ship or, as the case may be, the operator and the commander of the aircraft; or
b
in the case of any other ship or aircraft, the person to whom the ship or aircraft is for the time being chartered, if that person is a person referred to in paragraph (2)(a) or (b) and the master of the ship or, as the case may be, the operator and the commander of the aircraft; or
c
in the case of a vehicle, the operator and driver of the vehicle,
shall be guilty of an offence under this Order, unless they prove that they did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the carriage of goods in question was, or formed part of, carriage from any place outside Belarus to any destination therein.
4
Nothing in paragraph (1) shall apply where the supply or delivery or exportation from the Territory of the goods concerned to Belarus was authorised by a licence granted by the Governor.
5
Nothing in this article shall be construed so as to prejudice any other provision of law prohibiting or restricting the use of ships, aircraft or vehicles.
Licences
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1
The Governor may grant a licence to disapply the prohibition in articles 4 to 6 of this Order in respect of —
a
the sale, supply or delivery of non-lethal military equipment or of equipment which might be used for internal repression but which is intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations and the European Union, or for European Union and United Nations crisis management operations;
b
the sale, supply or delivery of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection and which are intended solely for humanitarian or protective use of personnel of the European Union and its Member States in Belarus;
c
the provision of technical assistance or brokering services related to the equipment, programmes, operations or services referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (b);
d
the provision of financing and financial assistance related to the equipment, programmes, operations or services referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c);
e
the sale, supply or delivery of protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets temporarily exported to Belarus by United Nations personnel, personnel of the European Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development work and associated personnel for their personal use only.
2
A licence may be —
a
general or granted to a category of persons or to a particular person;
b
subject to conditions; or
c
of an indefinite duration or subject to an expiration date.
3
The Governor may vary or revoke a licence at any time.
4
The Governor, where he or she grants, varies or revokes a licence shall —
a
in the case of a licence granted to a particular person, give written notice of the licence, variation or revocation to that person, and
b
in the case of a general licence, or of a licence granted to a category of persons, take such steps as the Governor considers appropriate to publicise the licence, variation or revocation.
CUSTOMS POWERS AND INVESTIGATIONS
Customs powers to demand evidence of destination which goods reach
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Any exporter or any shipper of restricted goods which have been exported or provided from the Territory shall, if so required by the Governor, furnish, within such time as the Governor may allow, proof to the Governor’s satisfaction that the goods have reached either —
a
a destination to which they were authorised to be exported or provided by a licence granted under article 8 of this Order; or
b
a destination to which their exportation or provision was not prohibited by this Order,
and if they fail to do so, they shall be guilty of an offence under this Order, unless they prove that they did not consent to or connive at the goods reaching any destination other than such a destination as mentioned above.
Declaration as to goods: powers of search
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1
Any person who is about to leave the Territory shall, if they are required to do so by an officer authorised for the purpose by the Governor —
a
declare whether or not they have with them any restricted goods which are destined for Belarus or for delivery, directly or indirectly, to or to the order of any person in Belarus; and
b
produce any such goods as aforesaid which they have with them.
2
Any such officer, and any person acting under his or her direction, may search that person for the purpose of ascertaining whether they have with them any such goods as aforesaid, provided that no person shall be searched in pursuance of this paragraph except by a person of the same sex.
3
Any person who without reasonable excuse refuses to make such a declaration, or fails to produce any goods as aforesaid, or refuses to allow themselves to be searched in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this article, shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
4
Any person who under the provisions of this article makes a declaration which to their knowledge is false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any declaration which is false in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
5
Before or on exercising any power conferred by this article, an authorised person shall if requested to do so, produce evidence of his or her authority.
Investigation, etc. of suspected ships
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1
Where any authorised officer has reason to suspect that any ship to which article 7 applies has been or is being or is about to be used in contravention of paragraph (1) of that article —
a
the officer may (either alone or accompanied and assisted by persons under his or her authority) board the ship and search her and, for that purpose, may use or authorise the use of reasonable force.
b
the officer may request the owner or the master of the ship to furnish such information relating to the ship and her cargo and produce for his or her inspection such documents so relating and such cargo as he may specify; and
c
in the case of a ship that is reasonably suspected of being or of being about to be used in contravention of paragraph (1) of article 7, the officer (either there and then or upon consideration of any information furnished or document or cargo produced in pursuance of a request made under sub-paragraph (b)), with a view to preventing the commission (or the continued commission) of any such contravention, or in order that enquiries into the matter may be pursued, shall seize and dispose of any restricted goods and may take the further action specified in paragraph (2).
2
The further action referred to in paragraph (1)(c) is either —
a
to direct the master of the ship to refrain, except with the consent of any authorised officer, from landing at any port specified by the officer any part of the ship’s cargo that is specified under paragraph (1)(b); or
b
to request the master of the ship to take any one or more of the following steps —
i
to cause the ship not to proceed with the voyage on which she is then engaged or about to engage until the master is notified by an authorised officer that the ship may so proceed;
ii
if the ship is then in port in the Territory, to cause her to remain there until the master is notified by an authorised officer that the ship may depart;
iii
if the ship is then in any other place, to take her to any such port specified by the officer and to cause her to remain there until the master is notified as mentioned in paragraph (ii); and
iv
to take her to any other destination that may be specified by the officer in agreement with the master.
3
Without prejudice to the provisions of article 14(3), where —
a
a master refuses or fails to comply with a request made under paragraph (2)(b); or
b
an authorised officer otherwise has reason to suspect that such a request that has been so made may not be complied with,
any authorised officer may take such steps as appear to him or her to be necessary to secure compliance with that request and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may for that purpose enter upon, or authorise entry upon, that ship and use, or authorise the use of, reasonable force.
4
Before or on exercising any power conferred by this article, an authorised officer shall if requested to do so, produce evidence of his or her authority.
5
In this article “authorised officer” means —
a
any commissioned naval or military officer;
b
any British consular officer;
c
any police or customs officer; or
d
any person authorised by the Governor for the purpose of this article either generally or in a particular case.
Investigation, etc. of suspected aircraft
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1
Where any authorised person has reason to suspect that any aircraft to which article 7 applies has been or is being or is about to be used in contravention of paragraph (1) of that article —
a
he or she may (either alone or accompanied and assisted by persons under his or her authority) board the aircraft and search it and, for that purpose, may use, or authorise the use of reasonable force;
b
he or she may request the charterer, the operator and the commander of the aircraft, or any of them, to furnish such information relating to the aircraft and its cargo and produce for his or her inspection such documents so relating and such cargo as he or she may specify; and
c
if the aircraft is then in the Territory, any authorised person may (either there and then or upon consideration of any information furnished or document or cargo produced in pursuance of a request made under sub-paragraph (b)) further request the charterer, the operator and the commander, or any of them, to cause the aircraft and any of its cargo to remain in the Territory until notified that the aircraft and its cargo may depart.
2
Without prejudice to the provisions of article 14(3), where an authorised person has reason to suspect that any request that has been made under paragraph (1)(c) may not be complied with, he or she may take such steps as appear to him or her to be necessary to secure compliance with that request and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for that purpose —
a
may enter, or authorise entry, upon any land and upon that aircraft,
b
may detain, or authorise the detention of, that aircraft and any of its cargo,
c
shall seize and dispose of any restricted goods, and
d
may use, or authorise the use of, reasonable force.
3
Before or on exercising any power conferred by this article, an authorised person shall, if requested to do so, produce evidence of his or her authority.
4
In this article, “authorised person” means any person authorised by the Governor for the purpose of this article either generally or in a particular case.
Investigation, etc. of suspected vehicles
13
1
Where any authorised person has reason to suspect that any vehicle in the Territory has been or is being or is about to be used in contravention of paragraph (1) of article 7 —
a
he or she may (either alone or accompanied and assisted by persons under his or her authority) enter the vehicle and search it and, for that purpose, may use or authorise the use of reasonable force;
b
he or she may request the operator and the driver of the vehicle, or either of them, to furnish such information relating to the vehicle and any goods contained in it and produce for his or her inspection such documents so relating and such goods as he or she may specify; and
c
any authorised person may (either there and then or upon consideration of any information furnished or document or goods produced in pursuance of a request made under sub-paragraph (b)) further request the operator and driver, or either of them, to cause the vehicle and any goods contained in it to remain in the Territory until notified that the vehicle may depart.
2
Without prejudice to the provisions of article 14(3), where any authorised person has reason to suspect that any request that has been made under paragraph (1)(c) may not be complied with, he or she may take such steps as appear to him or her to be necessary to secure compliance with that request and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for that purpose —
a
may enter, or authorise entry, upon any land and enter, or authorise entry of, that vehicle,
b
may detain, or authorise the detention of, that vehicle and any goods contained in it,
c
shall seize and dispose of any restricted goods, and
d
may use, or authorise the use of, reasonable force.
3
Before or on exercising any power conferred by this article, an authorised person shall, if requested to do so, produce evidence of his or her authority.
4
In this article, “authorised person” means any person authorised by the Governor for the purpose of this article either generally or in a particular case.
Provisions supplementary to articles 11 to 13
14
1
No information furnished or document produced by any person in pursuance of a request made under articles 11, 12 or 13 shall be disclosed except —
a
with the consent of the person by whom the information was furnished or the document was produced, provided that a person who has obtained information or is in possession of a document only in their capacity as servant or agent of another person may not give consent for the purposes of this sub-paragraph but such consent may instead be given by any person who is entitled to that information or to the possession of that document in their own right;
b
to any person who would have been empowered under articles 11, 12 or 13 to request that the information or the document be furnished or produced, or to any person holding or acting in any office under or in the service of —
i
the Crown in respect of the Government of the United Kingdom;
ii
the Government of the Isle of Man;
iii
the States of Guernsey or Alderney or the Chief Pleas of Sark;
iv
the State of Jersey; or
v
the Government of any British overseas territory;
c
with a view to the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, any proceedings —
i
in the Territory, for an offence under this Order or, with respect to any of the matters regulated by this Order, for an offence relating to customs; or
ii
for any offence under any law making provision with respect to such matters that is in force in the United Kingdom, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory;
d
for the purpose of giving assistance or cooperation, pursuant to the Regulation, to any person in the service of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission or the government of any country;
e
to the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom or to the relevant authority with responsibility in any other country or territory for the regulation and supervision of financial services business.
2
Any power conferred by articles 11, 12 or 13 to request the furnishing of information or the production of a document or of cargo or of goods for inspection shall include a power to specify whether the information should be furnished orally or in writing and in what form and to specify the time by which and the place in which the information should be furnished or the document or cargo or goods produced for inspection.
3
Each of the following persons shall be guilty of an offence under this Order, that is to say —
a
a master of a ship who disobeys any direction given under article 11(2)(a);
b
a master of a ship or its owner or a charterer or an operator or a commander of an aircraft or an operator or a driver of a vehicle who —
i
without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails within a reasonable time to comply with any request made under article 11, 12 or 13, as applicable, by any person empowered to make it, or
ii
furnishes any document or information which to his or her knowledge is false in a material particular, or recklessly furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular, to such a person in response to such a request;
c
a master, an owner or a member of a crew of a ship or a charterer or an operator or a commander or a member of a crew of an aircraft or an operator or a driver of a vehicle who wilfully obstructs any person (or any person acting under the authority of any such person) in the exercise of their powers under articles 11, 12 or 13.
4
Nothing in articles 11, 12 and 13 or this article shall be construed so as to prejudice any other provision of law conferring powers or imposing restrictions or enabling restrictions to be imposed with respect to ships, aircraft or vehicles.
FUNDS AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES
Freezing funds and economic resources
15
1
A person (including a listed person) shall not deal with funds or economic resources owned, held or controlled by a listed person, subject to article 17, unless they do so under the authority of a licence granted under article 20.
2
A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
3
In proceedings for an offence under this article, it is a defence for a person to show that they did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the funds or economic resources were owned, held or controlled by a listed person.
4
In this article, “to deal with” means —
a
in respect of funds —
i
to use, alter, move, allow access to or transfer;
ii
to deal with in any other way that would result in any change in volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character or destination, or;
iii
to make any other change that would enable use, including portfolio management; and
b
in respect of economic resources, to exchange or use in exchange for funds, goods or services.
Making funds and economic resources available
16
1
A person (including a listed person) shall not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a listed person, subject to article 17, unless they do so under the authority of a licence granted under article 20.
2
A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
3
In proceedings for an offence under this article, it is a defence for a person to show that they did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect funds or economic resources were being made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a listed person.
Exceptions
17
1
A person (including a listed person) is not guilty of an offence under article 15 or 16 if they credit a frozen account with —
a
interest or other earnings due on the account; or
b
payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which the account holder became a listed person.
2
Article 15 applies to any funds credited to a frozen account in accordance with this article.
3
It is not an offence under article 16 for a person to credit a frozen account which is in receipt of funds transferred by a third party to a frozen account.
4
In this article: “third party” means a person other than the account holder or the person with which the account is maintained.
Circumventing prohibitions etc
18
A person shall be guilty of an offence under this Order if they participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to —
a
circumvent a prohibition in article 15(1) or 16(1); or
b
enable or facilitate the commission of an offence under article 15(2) or 16(2).
Governor’s powers to give directions
19
1
Where the Governor has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person is a listed person, the Governor may give a direction that such person is a listed person for the purposes of this Order.
2
The Governor may vary or revoke such a direction at any time.
3
A direction under paragraph (1) has effect —
a
for such a period as the Governor may specify in the direction, or
b
until the direction is revoked or set aside.
4
Where the Governor gives a direction the Governor shall —
a
take such steps as the Governor considers appropriate to publicise the direction;
b
give written notice to the person identified in the direction; and
c
if the direction is varied or revoked —
i
give written notice of the variation or revocation to the person identified in the direction; and
ii
take such further steps as the Governor considers appropriate to publicise the variation or revocation.
5
The Supreme Court may set aside a direction on the application of —
a
the person identified in the direction, or
b
any other person affected by the direction.
6
A person who makes an application under paragraph (5) shall give a copy of the application and any witness statement or affidavit in support to the Governor not later than seven days before the date fixed for the hearing by the Supreme Court of the application.
Licences
20
1
The Governor may grant a licence to disapply the prohibition in article 15(1) or 16(1) in relation to the acts specified in the licence.
2
A licence may relate to —
a
payment of basic expenses of listed persons and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines, medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums and public utility charges;
b
payment of reasonable professional fees;
c
reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
d
payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;
e
payment of extraordinary expenses as determined by the Governor, provided that the other Member States and the Commission of the European Union have been notified of the grounds for the Governor’s determination at least two weeks before the Governor’s authorisation of payment.
3
A licence may be —
a
general or granted to a category of persons or to a particular person;
b
subject to conditions; and
c
of indefinite duration or subject to an expiry date.
4
The Governor may vary or revoke a licence at any time.
5
The Governor, where he grants, varies or revokes a licence, shall —
a
in the case of a licence granted to a particular person, give written notice of the licence, variation or revocation to that person, and
b
in the case of a general licence, or of a licence granted to a category of persons, take such steps as the Governor considers appropriate to publicise the licence, variation or revocation.
DISCLOSURE BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion
21
1
If a relevant institution knows or suspects that a relevant person —
a
is a listed person, or
b
has committed an offence under article 15(2), 16(2), 18 or 22(1) or (2),
it shall disclose to the Governor the information or other matter specified in paragraph (2) as soon as is reasonably practicable after that information or other matter comes to its attention.
2
A relevant institution, when it makes a disclosure to the Governor under paragraph (1), shall state —
a
the information or other matter on which the knowledge or suspicion is based;
b
any information it holds about the relevant person by which the person can be identified; and
c
where the relevant person is a listed person, the nature and amount or quantity of any funds or economic resources held by the relevant institution for that person since the person first became a listed person.
3
A relevant institution shall inform the Governor without delay if it credits a frozen account in accordance with article 17(2).
4
A relevant institution which fails to comply with the requirement in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) is guilty of an offence under this Order.
5
In this paragraph “relevant person” means —
a
a customer of a relevant institution;
b
a person who has been a customer of a relevant institution at any time on or after 20th May 2006 and has ceased to be a customer; or
c
a person with whom a relevant institution has had dealings in the course of business on or after that date.
6
Where a relevant institution discloses to the Governor —
a
its knowledge or suspicion that a person is a listed person or a person who has committed an offence under article 15(2), 16(2), 18, 22(1) or 22(2); or
b
any information or other matter on which that knowledge or suspicion is based; or
c
any other information pursuant to paragraph (2) above,
the disclosure shall not be treated as a breach of any restriction imposed by statute or otherwise.
GENERAL
Offences in connection with applications for licences, conditions attaching to licences, etc
22
1
If, for the purposes of obtaining any licence under this Order, any person makes a statement or furnishes any document or information which to their knowledge is false in any material particular, or recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular, they shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
2
Subject to paragraph (3), any person who has done any act under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this Order and who fails to comply with the conditions attaching to that licence shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
3
No person shall be guilty of an offence under paragraph (2) where they prove that the condition with which they failed to comply was modified, otherwise than with their consent, by the Governor after the doing of the act authorised by the licence.
Obtaining of evidence and information
23
1
The provisions of Schedule 5 shall have effect in order to facilitate the obtaining, by or on behalf of the Governor —
a
of evidence or information for the purpose of securing compliance with or detecting evasion of:
i
this Order in the Territory; or
ii
any law making provision with respect to the matters regulated by this Order that is in force in the United Kingdom, any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory;
b
of evidence of the commission —
i
in the Territory, of an offence under this Order or, with respect to any of the matters regulated by this Order, an offence relating to customs; or
ii
with respect to any of the matters regulated by this Order, of an offence under the law of the United Kingdom, any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory;
c
of evidence or information establishing —
i
the nature and amount or quantity of any funds or economic resources owned, held or controlled by a listed person; or
ii
the nature of any financial transactions entered into by a listed person;
d
of evidence or information considered by the Governor appropriate for the purpose of co-operating with any domestic or international investigation relating to the funds, economic resources or financial transactions of a listed person.
2
No information furnished or document produced by any person in pursuance of a request made under Schedule 5 shall be disclosed except —
a
with the consent of the person by whom the information was furnished or the document was produced, provided that a person who has obtained information or is in possession of a document only in their capacity as a servant or agent of another person may not give consent for the purposes of this sub-paragraph but such consent may instead be given by any person who is entitled to that information or the possession of that document in their own right;
b
to any person empowered under Schedule 5 to request that the information be furnished or the document produced to any person holding or acting in any office under or in the service of —
i
the Crown in respect of the Government of the United Kingdom;
ii
the Government of the Isle of Man;
iii
the States of Guernsey or Alderney or the Chief Pleas of Sark;
iv
the States of Jersey; or
v
the Government of any other British overseas territory;
c
with a view to the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, any proceedings —
i
in the Territory, for an offence under this Order or with respect to any of the matters regulated by this Order, for any offence relating to customs, or
ii
for an offence under any law making provision with respect to such matters that is in force in the United Kingdom, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory;
d
to the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom or to the relevant authority with responsibility in any other country or territory for regulating and supervising financial services business.
Penalties
24
1
A person guilty of an offence under article 4(1), 5(3), 6 or 7(3) is liable —
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine or to both; or
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.
2
A person guilty of an offence under article 14(3)(b)(ii), 15(2), 16(2) or 18, or paragraph 4(b) or (d) of Schedule 5 is liable —
a
on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both;
b
on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.
3
A person guilty of an offence under article 10(4), 22(1) or (2) is liable —
a
on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine of any amount or to both;
b
on a summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.
4
A person guilty of an offence under article 14(3)(a), 14(3)(b)(i), 14(3)(c), 21(4) or paragraph 4(a) or (c) of Schedule 5 shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent or to both.
5
A person guilty of an offence under article 9 or 10(3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent.
6
If an offence under this Order committed by a body corporate is shown —
a
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate, or
b
to be attributable to any neglect on the part of an officer of the body corporate,
the officer as well as the body corporate is guilty of an offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Proceedings
25
1
Proceedings against any person for an offence may be taken before the appropriate court in the Territory having jurisdiction in the place where that person is for the time being.
2
Summary proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed outside the Territory, may be instituted at any time not later than 12 months from the date on which the person charged first enters the Territory after committing the offence.
3
No proceedings for an offence shall be instituted in the Territory except by or with the consent of the principal public officer of the Territory having responsibility for criminal prosecutions.
4
Irrespective of whether such consent has been obtained, paragraph (3) does not prevent —
a
the arrest of any person in respect of such an offence, or
b
the remand in custody or on bail of any person charged with such an offence.
5
In this article, “offence” means an offence under this Order.
Notices
26
1
This article has effect in relation to any notice to be given to a person by the Governor under article 8(4)(a), 19(4)(b) or (c)(i), or 20(5)(a).
2
Any such notice may be given —
a
by posting it to the person’s last known address; or
b
where the person is a body corporate, by posting it to the registered or principal office of the body corporate in the Territory.
3
Where the Governor does not have an address in the Territory for the person, the Governor shall make arrangements for the notice to be given to that person at the first available opportunity.
Exercise of the powers of the Governor
27
1
The Governor may, to such extent and subject to such restrictions and conditions as he may think proper, delegate or authorise the delegation of any of his or her powers under this Order to any person, or class or description of persons approved by the Governor.
2
In the case of a delegation referred to in paragraph (1) of this article, references in this Order to the Governor are to be construed accordingly.
3
The Governor may by regulations specify in the currency of the Territory the amount which is to be taken as equivalent to sums expressed in sterling in this Order.
Miscellaneous
28
1
Any provision of this Order which prohibits the doing of an act except under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor shall not have effect in relation to any such act done anywhere other than the Territory provided that it is duly authorised.
2
An act is duly authorised for the purpose of paragraph (1) if —
a
it is done under the authority of a licence granted in accordance with any law in force in the place where it is done (and that law substantially corresponds to the relevant provisions of this Order); and
b
that licence is granted by the authority competent in that behalf under that law.
Postponement etc. of the operation of the Regulation
29
1
If the Council of the European Union takes any decision which has the effect of postponing, suspending or terminating the operation of the Regulation, 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, to the same extent from the date the decision of the Council comes into force.
2
The Governor shall publish particulars of the decision in a notice in the Gazette.
Revocation
30
The instrument mentioned in Schedule 6 is revoked.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation, commencement and extent
1
This Order may be cited as the Media Ownership (Radio and Cross-media) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2
This Order extends to the Isle of Man, except for article 3 in so far as it relates to paragraph 8 of Schedule 14 to the Communications Act 2003, and articles 4, 9 and 16 to 18.
Amendment of Schedule 14 to the Communications Act 2003
3
In Schedule 14 to the Communications Act 2003 (media ownership rules) omit paragraph 1(2) and Part 2.
Amendment of the 2003 Order
4
In the Media Ownership (Local Radio and Appointed News Provider) Order 2003 omit Parts 2 and 3 (requirements applying to local sound broadcasting licences and local digital sound programme services).
Consequential amendment of the Communications Act 2003
5
Schedule 14 to the Communications Act 2003 is amended as follows.
6
1
Paragraph 3 is amended as follows.
2
Omit sub-paragraph (5).
3
In sub-paragraph (6) for “sub-paragraphs (4) and (5)” substitute “sub-paragraph (4)”.
4
In sub-paragraph (7) —
a
for “sub-paragraphs (4) and (5)”, substitute “sub-paragraph (4)”;
b
omit “, or in a particular area,”.
7
In paragraph 4 omit “national or local”.
8
Omit paragraph 5.
9
In paragraph 13(4) at the end add “or section 5(6AA) to (6AD) of the Broadcasting Act 1990”.
Consequential amendment of the Broadcasting Act 1990
10
The Broadcasting Act 1990 is amended as follows.
11
1
Section 5 (restrictions on holding of licences under Part 1) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (6A)(c) after “local market share” omit “(within the meaning of that Part of that Schedule)”.
3
After subsection (6A) insert —
6AA
For the purposes of this section, the local market share of a local newspaper in any area at any time is the percentage of the total number of copies of all local newspapers sold in that area in the relevant six months which is represented by the total number of copies of that newspaper sold in that area in that six months.
6AB
In subsection (6AA) “the relevant six months” means the six months ending with the last whole calendar month to end before the time in question.
6AC
For the purposes of subsection (6AA), the number of copies of a newspaper sold in a particular area during any period may be taken to be such number as is estimated by OFCOM —
a
in such manner, or
b
by reference to such statistics prepared by any other person,
as they think fit.
6AD
In relation to a newspaper which is distributed free of charge (rather than sold), references in this section to the number of copies sold include references to the number of copies distributed.
12
In section 88 (restrictions on holding of licences under Part 3) in subsection (6A)(c) —
a
for the words “that Part of that Schedule” in the first place where they occur substitute “section 5”;
b
for those words in the second place where they occur substitute “Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Communications Act 2003”.
Consequential amendment of the Broadcasting Act 1996
13
The Broadcasting Act 1996 is amended as follows.
14
In section 5 (restrictions on holding of licences under Part 1) in subsection (7)(c) —
a
for the words “that Part of that Schedule” in the first place where they occur substitute “section 5 of the Broadcasting Act 1990”;
b
for those words in the second place where they occur substitute “Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Communications Act 2003”.
15
In section 44 (restrictions on holding of licences under Part 2) in subsection (7)(c) —
a
for the words “that Part of that Schedule” in the first place where they occur substitute “section 5 of the Broadcasting Act 1990”;
b
for those words in the second place where they occur substitute “Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Communications Act 2003”.
Consequential amendment of the 2003 Order
16
The Media Ownership (Local Radio and Appointed News Provider) Order 2003 is amended as follows.
17
In Part 1 (general provisions) omit —
a
in article 2(1) the definition of “the 1990 Act”;
b
articles 2(2), 2A and 3.
18
Omit article 14 (restriction on holding of local radio multiplex licence: meaning of “potential audience”).
Consequential amendment of the Isle of Man Order
19
In Schedule 2 to the Communications (Isle of Man) Order 2003 omit paragraph 70(c) and (d).
Ed Vaizey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
14th June 2011


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1
This Order may be cited as the European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Serbia) Order 2011.
2
It shall come into force on the date on which the treaty specified in the Schedule enters into force for the United Kingdom. This date will be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
3
The treaty specified in the Schedule is to be regarded as an EU Treaty as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Taxation of Chargeable Gains (Gilt-edged Securities) Order 2011.
Securities specified as gilt-edged securities
2
For the purposes of Schedule 9 to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (Gilt-edged Securities) the following securities are specified —
3 ¾ % Treasury Gilt 2020
4 ¼ % Treasury Gilt 2040
2% Treasury Gilt 2016
3 ¾ % Treasury Gilt 2021.
Angela Watkinson
Brooks Newmark
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
19th May 2011