The Export Control (Libya Sanctions) Order 2016 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 787 — creates 6 criminal offences.
- Made
- 20 July 2016
- In force from
- 12 August 2016
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- International sanctions, export control and trade restrictions
- Made under
- European Communities Act 1972, Export Control Act 2002, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972
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 provides for the enforcement of trade restrictions against Libya specified in Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures against Libya (OJ No L 12, 19.1.2016, p.1) (the “Libya Regulation”). This Order revokes and replaces the Export Control (Libya) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/825) and the Export Control (Liberia) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/145). Articles 5 and 6 create offences for contravention of the trade restrictions in the Libya Regulation. Article 7 creates offences for the circumvention of the trade restrictions in the Libya Regulation. Article 8 supplements the provisions of the Libya Regulation that allow a competent authority to authorise activities that are otherwise prohibited. Article 8(1) makes it an offence knowingly and recklessly to provide false information for the purpose of obtaining an authorisation and Article 8(3) makes it an offence to fail to comply with authorisation requirements or conditions. Article 9 sets out the penalties relating to the offences in the Order. Article 10 provides for the ancillary provisions which apply to the enforcement of customs and excise legislation to apply to the enforcement of this Order. Article 11 omits Liberia from the list in Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Export Control Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3231) and inserts Liberia into the list in Part 4 of Schedule 4 to that Order. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no or minimal impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies. A copy of the Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Order on www.legislation.gov.uk. Further information is available from the Export Control Organisation, BIT, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET and on the gov.uk website (www.gov.uk).
Offences created by this instrument
- Unless authorised by an EU authorisation, a person who is knowingly concerned in an activity prohibited by any of the… article 5 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Unless authorised by an EU authorisation, a person who is knowingly concerned in an activity prohibited by any of the… article 6 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Circumvention of prohibitions in the Libya Regulation article 7(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Circumvention of prohibitions in the Libya Regulation article 7(2) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- A person commits an offence and may be arrested where, for the purpose of obtaining an EU authorisation, that person—… article 8(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- A person who, having acted under the authority of an EU authorisation, fails to comply with a requirement or condition… article 8(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
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