Article 3 Exportation of diamonds from Sierra Leone
Except under the authority of a written licence granted under this Order—
in the case of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, by the Lieutenant Governor;
in the case of the Bailiwick of Jersey, by the Finance and Economics Committee,
no person shall on or after 14th July 2000 import directly or indirectly to the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey, as the case may be, any rough diamond exported from Sierra Leone on or after 5th July 2000.
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) below, any person who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (1) above shall in the Bailiwick in question be guilty of an offence under this Order.
In the case of proceedings for an offence in contravention of this article, it shall be a defence for the accused person to prove that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the diamonds in question had been exported from Sierra Leone on or after 5th July 2000.