The Eritrea and Ethiopia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2000

Application of articles 3 and 6

7.—(1) The provisions of articles 3 and 6 of this Order shall apply to any person within the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey and to any person elsewhere who:

(a)is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British subject, a British National (Overseas) or a British protected person and is ordinarily resident in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey; or

(b)is a body incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, that of the Bailiwick of Jersey.

(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) below, any person specified in paragraph (1) above who contravenes the provisions of article 3 or 6 of this Order shall in the Bailiwick in question be guilty of an offence.

(3) In the case of proceedings for an offence in contravention of article 3 of this Order it shall be a defence for the accused person to prove that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the goods in question were to be supplied or delivered to a person in Eritrea or Ethiopia.

(4) In the case of proceedings for an offence in contravention of article 6 of this Order it shall be a defence for the accused person to prove that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the technical assistance or training in question were to be provided to a person connected with Eritrea or Ethiopia.