The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2012 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2012 No. 2748 — creates 10 criminal offences.
- Made
- 7 November 2012
- In force from
- 5 December 2012
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- International sanctions, export control and trade restrictions
- Made under
- British Settlements Act 1887, Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946, Saint Helena Act 1833
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 consolidates the asset freezing provisions imposed by the United Nations Security Council in relation to Iraq. Asset freezing obligations were originally imposed by the Security Council in relation to Iraq in Security Council resolution 661 (1990). These obligations were significantly amended by Security Council resolution 1483 (2003) to provide for an asset transfer mechanism to the Development Fund for Iraq (“the DFI”) which was an account of the Central Bank of Iraq subject to international oversight by the United Nations. The DFI along with certain obligations preventing the attachment of monies payable to the DFI was terminated by virtue of Security Council resolution 1956 (2010), but the obligation to freeze assets remained in place. This Order also amends the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2003 to update the definition of “restricted goods”.
Offences created by this instrument
- Licences granted by the Governor article 11(7) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Circumvention of articles 4 to 8 article 14 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Dealing with funds and economic resources article 4(1) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Making funds available to a designated person article 5(1) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Making funds available for the benefit of a designated person article 6(1) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Making economic resources available to a designated person article 7(1) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Making economic resources available for the benefit of a designated person article 8(1) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Information relating to funds etc paragraph 2(4) of SCHEDULE 5 · Status not determined · Strict liability
- It is an offence for a person to— a without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail within the time and in the manner… paragraph 5 of SCHEDULE 5 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- It is an offence for a person to disclose information or a document obtained in accordance with this Order (including… paragraph 7(1) of SCHEDULE 5 · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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