Regulation 2 Amendment of the Libya (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011

(1)

The Libya (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3 (freezing of funds and economic resources)—

(a)

after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)
The prohibition in paragraph (1) also applies to funds or economic resources which—

(a)
on 16th September 2011 belonged to, or were owned, held or controlled by—

(i)
Central Bank of Libya;

(ii)
Libyan Arab Foreign Bank (also known as Libyan Foreign Bank);

(iii)
Libyan Investment Authority; or

(iv)
Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio;

(b)
were located outside Libya on that date; and

(c)
were subject to the prohibition in paragraph (1) immediately before the coming into force of Council Regulation (EU) No. 965/2011 of 28 September 2011^f2.”; and

(b)

for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3)
Paragraphs (1) and (1A) are subject to regulation 9.”.

(3)

In paragraph 6 (application of provisions) of the Schedule, after sub-paragraph (6) insert—

“(7)
In this Schedule, a reference to a designated person includes a reference to an entity mentioned in regulation 3(1A)(a).”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2011/605.
f2: Council Regulation (EU) No. 965/2011 of 28 September 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No. 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ L No. 253 29.9.2011, p.8), which came into force on 29th September 2011.