The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2018 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2018 No. 1361 — creates 8 criminal offences.
- Made
- 12 December 2018
- In force from
- 9 January 2019
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- International sanctions, export control and trade restrictions
- Made under
- Her by section 112 of the 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 gives effect in specified Overseas Territories to the sanctions regime created by the European Union in Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 of 15th October 2018 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons and in Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 of 15th October 2018 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. The sanctions imposed include an asset-freeze on persons designated by the Council of the European Union as persons who are responsible for, involved in or promote the proliferation and use of chemical weapons, as well as persons associated with such persons. For the purpose of this sanctions regime chemical weapons means chemical weapons as defined in Article II of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, signed at Paris on 13th January 1993. The Convention can be found at https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention. The Order makes provision for the Governor of the relevant Overseas Territory to license certain activities in line with exemptions and derogations under the sanctions regime.
Offences created by this instrument
- Circumvention and contravention of prohibitions article 13 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- Dealing with funds and economic resources article 4(1) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Dealing with funds and economic resources article 4(3) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Dealing with funds and economic resources article 4(4) · Status not determined · Objective fault
- Information relating to funds etc article 6(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Licences granted by the Governor article 7(10) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
- It is an offence for a person to— a without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail within the time and in the manner… paragraph 3 of SCHEDULE 3 · 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 5(1) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
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