{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iraq-united-nations-sanctions-channel-islands-amendment-order-2004/schedule/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1978",
  "legislation_title": "The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) (Amendment) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iraq-united-nations-sanctions-channel-islands-amendment-order-2004",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Before article 5 insert—\n“Freezing of funds on suspicion\n4A. (1) Where the relevant enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person by, for or on behalf of whom any funds are held is or may be—\n(a) a listed 23a person; or\n(b) an entity (wherever incorporated or constituted) that immediately before 20th March 2003 was owned or controlled by the government of the Republic of Iraq,\nthe relevant enforcement authority may by notice direct that such of those funds as were held by, for or on behalf of that person on 22nd May 2003 are not to be made available to any person except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under article 5.\n(2) Where the relevant enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person by, for or on behalf of whom any funds are held is or may be—\n(a) a listed 23b person;\n(b) a senior official;\n(c) an immediate family member of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b);\n(d) an entity (wherever incorporated or constituted) owned or controlled by a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or\n(e) a person acting on behalf, or at the direction, of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c),\nthe relevant enforcement authority may by notice direct that those funds are not to be made available to any person except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under article 5.\n(3) A notice given under paragraph (1) or (2) must specify either—\n(a) the period for which the direction is to have effect; or\n(b) that the direction is to have effect until it is revoked by notice under paragraph (5).\n(4) The relevant enforcement authority must publish a notice given under paragraph (1) or (2) in the way appearing to it to be best calculated to bring it to the attention of the public.\n(5) The relevant enforcement authority may by notice revoke a direction given under paragraph (1) or (2) at any time.\n(6) The relevant enforcement authority must publish a notice given under paragraph (5) in the same manner as the original notice given under paragraph (1) or (2) was published.\n(7) The expiry or revocation of a direction given under paragraph (1) or (2) does not affect the application of article 3 or 3A in respect of the funds in question.\n(8) Where a direction has been given under paragraph (1) or (2), any person by, for or on behalf of whom those funds are held may apply to the Royal Court for the direction to be set aside; and on such application the court may set aside the direction.\n(9) A person who makes an application under paragraph (8) must give a copy of the application and any witness statement or affidavit in support to the relevant enforcement authority (and to any person by, for or on behalf of whom those funds are held) not later than seven days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application.\n(10) Any person who contravenes a direction under paragraph (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1978/schedule/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:21:10.358403+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}