Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Amendment – Automatic Implementation of UK Sanctions on Russia) (Jersey) Order 2022

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Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Amendment – Automatic Implementation of UK Sanctions on Russia) (Jersey) Order 2022

Made                                                                                          22nd September 2022

Coming into force                                                                   29th September 2022

THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES makes this Order under Article 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 –

1        Amendments to Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021

This Order amends the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021.

2        Article 4 (offences of contravention of certain implemented provisions other than asset-freezes) amended

In Article 4 –

(a)     in paragraph (1)(a) for “specified” there is substituted “described or specified”;

(b)     for paragraph (2)(c) there is substituted –

“(c)    to the extent that the act –

3        Article 5 (licences in relation to implemented provisions other than asset-freezes) amended

In Article 5 –

(a)     in paragraph (2) for “Articles 16(3), (4), (5) and 33(4) of the Law” there is substituted “Articles 16(3), (3A), (4), (5) and 33(4) of the Law”;

(b)     for paragraph (3)(b) there is substituted –

“(b)    the power of the Minister, in deciding whether to grant a general licence or a licence for a particular person or category of persons, is not limited by whether any equivalent licence under the UK sanctions instrument was granted as a general licence or as a licence for a particular person or category of persons.”;

(c)     in paragraph (5)(a) for “of a licence granted under this Article” there is substituted “of a licence granted under this Article or of a general licence given effect by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 3”.

4        Schedule 1 (UK sanctions instruments implemented) amended

In the table in Schedule 1, for the entry in column 5 in the row labelled “Russia” there is substituted “A provision falling within paragraph 4(1)(aa) of Schedule 3 to this Order”.

5        Schedule 3 (special provisions) amended

In paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 –

(a)     in the heading to the paragraph, for “shipping and aircraft” there is substituted “shipping and aircraft, and general licences not relating to asset-freezes”;

(b)     the existing text is renumbered as sub-paragraph (1);

(c)     in the opening words of the renumbered sub-paragraph (1), after “In relation to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”, there is inserted “(the “UK Russia Regulations”)”;

(d)     after clause (a) of the renumbered sub-paragraph (1) there is inserted –

(e)     after the renumbered sub-paragraph (1) there is inserted –

(a)     is granted under the UK Russia Regulations; and

(b)     does not solely relate to any or all of regulations 11 to 15 of the UK Russia Regulations.

(3)     If a UK general licence, that has effect under paragraph (2), is subject in the UK to a condition imposed under the UK Russia Regulations, that condition has effect in Jersey in the same manner as a condition imposed by the Minister on a general licence under Article 5(2) of this Order and Article 16(3)(c) of the Law.

(4)     Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply –

(a)     subject to any modification necessary for the licence or condition to have effect in Jersey;

(b)     only in relation to an act that would otherwise constitute an offence under Article 4;

(c)     despite Article 3(3A), Article 5(2) and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2; and

(d)     except to the extent that the Minister –

(i)      grants a general licence under Article 5 in which a provision of the UK general licence is expressly modified or disapplied, or

(ii)      publicises a notice that disapplies the UK general licence, by taking steps equivalent to those required by Article 16(5)(b) of the Law for revocation of a general licence granted by the Minister.”.

6        Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Amendment – Automatic Implementation of UK Sanctions on Russia) (Jersey) Order 2022 and comes into force 7 days after it is made.

Deputy P.F.C. Ozouf of St. Saviour

Minister for External Relations and Financial Services

 

 


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