The Côte d’Ivoire (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012

PART 2 Restricted goods etc.

Providing or carrying restricted goods

7.—(1) It is an offence for a person to knowingly sell, supply, transfer or export (directly or indirectly) restricted goods to any person in Côte d’Ivoire or for use in Côte d’Ivoire.

(2) It is an offence for a relevant person to knowingly use a ship, aircraft or vehicle falling within paragraph (3) for the carriage of restricted goods if the carriage is, or forms part of, carriage from any place outside Côte d’Ivoire to any destination in Côte d’Ivoire.

(3) The following fall within this paragraph—

(a) a ship, aircraft or vehicle within the Territory,

(b) a ship or aircraft registered in the Territory, or

(c) any other ship or aircraft that is for the time being chartered to a person mentioned in article 2(1)(a) or (b).

(4) A “relevant person”, in relation to a ship, aircraft or vehicle falling within paragraph (3)(a) or (b), means—

(a) the owner or master of the ship,

(b) the charterer, operator or commander of the aircraft, or

(c) the driver or operator of the vehicle.

(5) A “relevant person”, in relation to a ship or aircraft falling within paragraph (3)(c) means—

(a) the charterer of the ship or aircraft, or

(b) the master of the ship, or operator of the aircraft, if the master or operator is a person mentioned in article 2(1)(a) or (b).

(6) Paragraph (2) is without prejudice to any other provision of law prohibiting or restricting the use of ships, aircraft or vehicles.

(7) Schedule 2 (which contains provision about customs powers and investigations in relation to offences under this article) has effect.

(8) This article is subject to article 9.

Importation of rough diamonds from Côte d’Ivoire

8.—(1) It is an offence for a person to knowingly import into the Territory (directly or indirectly) rough diamonds from Côte d’Ivoire, regardless of whether the diamonds originated in Côte d’Ivoire.

(2) This article is subject to article 9.