The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 1999

Interpretation

2.  In this Order the following expressions have, except where otherwise expressly provided, the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

• “Attorney General” means—

  (a)

  in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Attorney General for Guernsey; and

  (b)

  in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Attorney General for Jersey;

• “body corporate” includes a partnership and, in relation to such a partnership, any reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a partner;

• “funds”, means financial assets and economic benefits of any kind, including, but not necessarily limited to, cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, derivatives contracts; interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources, and any other instrument of export-financing;

• “police officer”, in relation to Jersey, has the meaning provided in the Police Powers (Jersey) Law 1974;

• “the Sanctions Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations established by paragraph 6 of the resolution mentioned above;

• “the Taliban” means the Afghan political faction known as the Taliban, which also calls itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.