# The Haiti (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1994, Article 11: Application of Articles 6, 7, 9 and 10


(1) The provisions of articles 6, 7(3) and (4), 9 and 10 of this Order shall apply to any person within the United Kingdom and to any person elsewhere who:
(a) is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British subject, or a British protected person; or
(b) is a body incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.
(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this article, any person specified in paragraph (1) of this article who contravenes the provisions of article 6, 7(3) and (4), 9 or 10 of this Order shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.
(3) In the case of proceedings for an offence in contravention of article 6 of this Order it shall be a defence for the accused person to prove that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the goods in question were to be supplied or delivered to or to the order of a person connected with Haiti.
(4) In the case of proceedings for an offence in contravention of article 7(3) or (4) of this Order, it shall be a defence for the accused person to show that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the goods in question were exported from Haiti or were exported therefrom after 23rd May 1994, as the case may be.
(5) In the case of proceedings for an offence in contravention of article 10(1)(a) or (b) of this Order it shall be a defence for the accused person to prove that—
(a) he did not know and had no reason to suppose that payment was made to or to the order of a person connected with Haiti; or
(b) (i) he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the bond was given in respect of a contract the performance of which was unlawful as described in article 10 of this Order; and
(ii) he made all reasonable enquiries to ascertain whether the bond was given in respect of such a contract:
Provided that sub-paragraph (b) shall not apply in the case of proceedings for an offence in contravention of article 10(1)(b) of this Order where the accused person is a party to the contract in respect of which the bond was given.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1323/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/haiti-united-nations-sanctions-order-1994/article-11
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

