The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (revoked)
UK Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 279 — creates 8 criminal offences.
- Made
- 11 March 2020
- In force from
- 8 April 2020
- 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 all Overseas Territories except Bermuda and Gibraltar (which implement sanctions through their own domestic legislation) to the sanctions regime created by the European Union in Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720 of 14th October 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua and in Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1716 of 14th October 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua. The sanctions imposed include an asset-freeze on persons designated by the Council of the European Union as being responsible for serious human rights violations or abuses or for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Nicaragua, undermining democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua, or being associated with such persons. The Order provides for certain exceptions to the sanctions regime, for example to allow for frozen accounts to be credited with interest or other earnings. It also makes provision for the Governor of the relevant Overseas Territory to license certain activities that would otherwise be prohibited under the financial sanctions in line with exemptions and derogations under the sanctions regime. The Order makes it a criminal offence to contravene, or circumvent, the financial sanctions imposed and prescribes the modes of trial and penalties that apply to such offences. The Order also confers powers on authorised officers in relation to the enforcement of the sanctions imposed. An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument because there is no, or no significant, impact on business in the United Kingdom.
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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