# The Al-Qaida (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011, Regulation 9: Licences


(1) The prohibitions in regulations 3 to 7 do not apply to anything done under the authority of a licence granted by the Treasury.
(2) A licence must specify the acts authorised by it and may be—
(a) general or granted to a category of persons or to a particular person;
(b) subject to conditions;
(c) of indefinite duration or subject to an expiry date.
(3) The Treasury may vary or revoke a licence at any time.
(4) On the grant, variation or revocation of a licence, the Treasury must—
(a) in the case of a licence granted to a particular person, give written notice of the grant, variation or revocation to that person,
(b) in the case of a general licence or a licence granted to a category of persons, take such steps as the Treasury consider appropriate to publicise the grant, variation or revocation of the licence.
(5) A person commits an offence who, for the purposes of obtaining a licence, knowingly or recklessly—
(a) provides information that is false in a material respect, or
(b) provides or produces a document that is not what it purports to be.
(6) A person who purports to act under the authority of a licence but who fails to comply with any conditions included in the licence commits an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111516041/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-al-qaida-asset-freezing-regulations-2011/regulation-9
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