The Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) Order 1996

UK Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 3171 — creates 1 criminal offence.

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Made: 19 December 1996
In force from: 28 January 1997
Extent: Not stated
Subject: International sanctions, export control and trade restrictions
Made under: Her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

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This Order — a makes it an offence to breach Article 2 or 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2271/96 of 22nd November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extraterritorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and b disapplies sections 1(1) and (3), 2 and 6 of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 to the extent that the Council Regulation applies. The offence in (a) is punishable by an unlimited fine on indictment or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (currently £5,000) on summary conviction: these are the penalties imposed for breach of sections 1(1) and (3) and 2 of the 1980 Act, disapplied as in (b). The offence cannot be committed as a result of acts or omissions in another member state or the acts or omissions outside any member state of nationals of other member states, bodies incorporated in other member states, ship-owners with no relevant connection with the United Kingdom or individuals who were not resident in the United Kingdom at any relevant time.

Offences created by this instrument

Subject to paragraph (2) below, any person referred to in Article 11 of the EC Counter-measures Regulation (that is to… article 2(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Draft Protecting Against the Effects of The Extraterritorial Application of Third Country Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Commons · General Committees · 1 April 2019 · Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. Thank goodness the Government were defeated in their attempt to prevent the business of the House motion from going through; otherwise this debate would have been held on the Floor of the House rather than under your chairmanship. I think this is probably the right way around. The statutory instrument appears to be a sensible piece of proposed legislation. It is necessary to ensure that British legal and natural persons are not subject to judicial overreach by the courts or judiciaries of foreign countries when implementing their…
Draft Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 Commons · General Committees · 8 December 2022 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade (Nigel Huddleston)
I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure, again—second week running on a Thursday—to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. This instrument amends the Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) Order 1996—the 1996 order. It aims to correct a minor and technical deficiency arising from the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. Specifically, it…
Draft Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 Commons · General Committees · 8 December 2022 · Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab)
Thank you, Mrs Harris, for calling me to speak and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning. I rise to speak for the official Opposition on the Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. I thank the Minister for setting out the purpose of this legislation with helpful examples and I also thank the officials, who have been most helpful. The need for this legislation arises because the UK has left the EU and is no longer under any obligation to follow EU policy. As I…

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