Article 5 Amendment of the principal Order

for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

A person “P” commits an offence if P leases or charters a vessel or aircraft, or provides crew services, with knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that the lease, charter or provision of crew services is to—

(a)

North Korea;

(b)

a person listed in Annex XIII, XV, XVI or XVII to the Council Regulation;

(c)

a North Korean entity;

(d)

a person who has assisted in violating the provisions of United Nations Security Council resolutions referred to in Article 43(a) of the Council Regulation; or

(e)

a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of—

(i)

a person referred to in subparagraph (a), (b), (c) or (d); or

(ii)

an entity owned or controlled by a person referred to in subparagraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).”;

in paragraph (2), after “leases,”, insert “charters,”; and

for paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), substitute—

“(3)

A person (“P”) commits an offence if P registers or maintains on a register a vessel which P knows or has reasonable cause to suspect is owned, controlled or operated by North Korea or North Korean nationals.

(4)

A person (“P”) commits an offence if P registers or maintains on a register a vessel which P knows or has reasonable grounds to suspect has been de-registered by another State pursuant to paragraph 24 of United Nations Security Council resolution 2321 of 30th November 2016.

(5)

A person (“P”) commits an offence if P provides insurance or re-insurance services to a vessel that P knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, is owned, controlled, or operated by North Korea.

(6)

Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (5) are subject to articles 11 and 12.”.