Article 1 Citation, commencement, operation, amendment, extent and revocation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 16th March 2001.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3) below, this Order shall remain in force until 7th May 2002 unless, on or before that date, the Security Council of the United Nations decides to extend the measures provided for in paragraph 5 of the resolution adopted by it on 7th March 2001 for a further period, in which case this Order shall remain in force for the further period specified in that decision.

(3)

If the Security Council of the United Nations takes any decision which has the effect of cancelling or postponing or suspending the operation of the resolution adopted by it on 7th March 2001, in whole or in part, this Order shall cease to have effect or its operation shall be postponed or suspended, in whole or in part, as the case may be, in accordance with that decision.

(4)

Particulars of any decisions referred to in paragraph (2) and (3) above shall be published by the Secretary of State in a notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

(5)

This Order shall extend to the Channel Islands so as to be law, respectively, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey and in the Bailiwick of Jersey.

(6)

Articles 3, 4 and 5 apply to any person within the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey and to any person elsewhere who—

(a)

is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British National (Overseas), a British subject or a British protected person and is ordinarily resident in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey; or

(b)

is a body incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey.

(7)

The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Somalia, Liberia and Rwanda) (Channel Islands) Order 1996^f1 shall be amended as follows:

(a)

in article 2(1), in the definition of “prohibited destination” omit “, Liberia”;

(b)

in article 8(9)(c), omit “, Liberia”;

(c)

in paragraph 4(c) of the Schedule to the Order, omit “Liberia”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1996/3154.