EU
Legislation (Sanctions – Belarus) (Jersey) Order 2015
1 Interpretation[1]
In this Order –
“General Provisions Order” means the EU Legislation (Sanctions)
(General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2014;
“Regulation (EC) No 765/2006” means Council Regulation (EC)
No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures
in respect of Belarus (OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1), as amended[2] up to 24th February 2018
(subject to Article 2).
2 Ambulatory references
to Annexes
A reference in Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 to an Annex to that
Regulation is to be read as a reference to that Annex as amended, substituted,
extended or applied from time to time by any other EU provision, or as that
Annex otherwise has effect in the EU from time to time by virtue of any
judgment of the European Court.
3 Application of general
provisions
(1) This Order is a relevant special Order for
the purpose of the General Provisions Order.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is the
relevant EU provision for the purpose of the general provisions of the General
Provisions Order, when those general provisions are read as part of this Order.
4 Implementation of
Regulation (EC) No 765/2006
Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 has effect as if it were an enactment –
(a) to any extent that it does not otherwise
have effect in Jersey; and
(b) subject to the modifications made by the
general provisions that are to be read as part of this Order by virtue of
Article 3 and the General Provisions Order.
5 Offences
(1) A person who –
(a) contravenes Article 1a,
1b or 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as that Article has effect in
Jersey by virtue of Article 4;
(b) intentionally furnishes
false information or a false explanation to any person exercising powers under
Article 10 of the General Provisions Order as read as part of this Order;
or
(c) with intent to evade the
provisions of Article 10 of the General Provisions Order as read as part
of this Order, destroys, mutilates, defaces, secretes or removes any document,
is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of
2 years and to a fine.
(2) A person is guilty of an offence, and
liable to imprisonment for a term of 3 months and to a fine, if the
person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes –
(a) Article 10(3) of the
General Provisions Order as read as part of this Order; or
(b) Article 5 of
Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as that Article has effect in Jersey by
virtue of Article 4.
6 Citation
This Order may be cited as
the EU
Legislation (Sanctions – Belarus) (Jersey) Order 2015.