The Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016

UK Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 67 — creates 5 criminal offences.

5offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 22 January 2016
In force from: 22 January 2016
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Terrorism, official secrets and national security
Made under: Schedule 3 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

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 is made under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c.24) to impose a freeze on funds in relation to Andrey Lugovoy (AL) and Dmitri Kovtun (DK). Article 3 provides that a specified person may request the reason why they are specified. Article 4 prohibits any person from making funds available to or for the benefit of AL or DK. It also makes provision prohibiting anyone, including AL and DK, from dealing with funds owned, controlled or held by AL or DK. Article 5 makes it an offence to breach the prohibition on making funds available or to engage in activity knowing or intending that it will enable or facilitate the commission of such an offence, subject to a defence based on no knowledge or reasonable suspicion of the relevant circumstances. Article 6 provides for the Treasury to be able to grant licences to disapply the prohibitions and article 7 makes provision in relation to licensing procedure. Article 8 gives effect to the Schedule which makes provision about information and disclosure of information. Article 9 sets the penalties for offences under the Order, article 10 makes provision relating to criminal proceedings and article 11 relates to offences by bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships. Article 12 makes provision about the service of notices.

Offences created by this instrument

A person referred to in article 1(3) who fails to comply with a prohibition imposed by article 4 commits an offence article 5(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
A person who engages in an activity knowing or intending that it will enable or facilitate the commission by another… article 5(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Licensing procedure article 7(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Licensing procedure article 7(6) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
A person who — a fails without reasonable excuse to provide information, or to produce a document, in response to a… paragraph 6 of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

What Parliament said about it

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Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016 Lords · Grand Committee · 10 February 2016 · Lord Ashton of Hyde
That the Grand Committee do consider the Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016. Relevant document: 16 th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016 Lords · Grand Committee · 10 February 2016
Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016 Commons · General Committees · 22 February 2016 · The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin)
I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016 (S.I. 2016, No. 67). It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I would like to make the Committee aware that some minor errors were made when the order was laid; they did not impact on the substance of the order and have now been corrected by way of a correction slip. The order was laid before the House on 22 January, in response to the Litvinenko inquiry report published on 21 January. As Members will be aware, Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of the…
Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016 Lords · Lords Chamber · 22 February 2016
Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016 Commons · General Committees · 22 February 2016
Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016 Commons · General Committees · 22 February 2016
Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016
Delegated legislation Commons · Commons Chamber · 23 February 2016 · Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing)
With the leave of the House, we shall take motions 7 to 10 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Infrastructure Planning That the draft Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind Generating Stations) Order 2016,which was laid before this House on 14 January, be approved. Criminal Law That the Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 67), dated 22 January 2016, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22 January, be approved. Companies That the draft Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016, which were…

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