Paragraph 16 I1

For regulation 22 (Treasury licences), substitute—

“Financial sanctions licences

22.

(1)

The prohibitions in regulations 12 to 16 (asset-freeze etc.) do not apply to anything done under the authority of a licence issued by the Governor under this paragraph.

(2)

The Governor may issue a financial sanctions licence only with the consent of the Secretary of State.

(3)

A financial sanctions licence—

(a)

must specify the acts authorised by it;

(b)

may be general or may authorise acts by a particular person or persons of a particular description;

(c)

may—

(i)

contain conditions;

(ii)

be of indefinite duration or a defined duration.

(4)

The Governor may issue a financial sanctions licence which authorises acts in relation to a UN designated person only where the Governor considers that it is appropriate to issue the licence for a purpose set out in Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 2.

(5)

The Governor may issue a financial sanctions licence which authorises acts by a particular person in relation to a non-UN designated person only where the Governor considers that it is appropriate to issue the licence for a purpose set out in Part 2 or 4 of Schedule 2.

(6)

Where the Governor issues a financial sanctions licence, the Governor may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, vary, revoke or suspend it at any time.

(7)

Where the Governor issues, varies, revokes or suspends a financial sanctions licence which authorises acts by a particular person, the Governor must give written notice to that person of the issue, variation, revocation or suspension of the licence.

(8)

Where the Governor issues, varies, revokes or suspends a financial sanctions licence which is general or which authorises acts by persons of a particular description, the Governor must take such steps as the Governor considers appropriate to publicise the issue, variation, revocation or suspension of the licence.

(9)

In this regulation “UN designated person” means—

(a)

a person who is a designated person for the purposes of regulations 12 to 16 by reason of regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions), or

(b)

a person who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) (as it has effect in the United Kingdom) for the purposes of regulations 12 to 16 (as they have effect in the United Kingdom) and whose designation is (in the opinion of the Secretary of State) required by a provision mentioned in regulation 4(3).”