The Export Control (Democratic Republic of Congo) Order 2005
UK Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1677 — creates 4 criminal offences.
- Made
- 23 June 2005
- In force from
- 27 June 2005
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- International sanctions, export control and trade restrictions
- Made under
- Export Control Act 2002
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This Order makes provision in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo in consequence of Council Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 of 13 June 2005 (“the Regulation”) which replaces and repeals Council Regulation (EC) No 1727/2003 (“the 2003 Regulation”). This Order revokes the Democratic Republic of Congo (Financing and Financial Assistance and Technical Advice, Assistance and Training) Penalties and Licences Regulations 2004 which made provision in relation to the 2003 Regulation. The Order also provides that breaches of certain provisions of the Regulation are to be criminal offences. Articles 3 and 4 of this Order create offences in respect of the provisions of Article 2 of the Regulation. Article 5 provides for the licensing of transactions set out in article 3 of the Order. Articles 6 and 7 provide penalties in respect of criminal offences created by the Order and for their enforcement. A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as it has no impact on the costs of business.
Offences created by this instrument
- Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted under this Order, infringes any of the following… article 3 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Any person who is knowingly concerned in any of the transactions referred to in article 3 of this Order with intent to… article 4 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- If, for the purpose of obtaining a licence, any person— a makes any statement or furnishes any document or information… article 5(2) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Any person who, having acted under the authority of a licence granted under this Order, fails to comply with any of… article 5(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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- Other instruments from 2005