The Al-Qaida and Taliban (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 1197

Criminal Law

The Al-Qaida and Taliban (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2010

Made

7th April 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(1).

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Treasury are designated(2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the prevention of terrorist financing.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act and it appears to the Treasury that it is expedient for the reference to Annex I of Council Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002 of 27 May 2002(3) concerning certain restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 8(1). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.

(2)

European Communities (Designation) (No 4) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2133).

(3)

OJ No L 139, 29.05.2002, p.9, as amended by Council Regulation 1286/2009 of 23 December 2009 (OJ No L346, 23.12.2009, p.42). Annex I was most recently amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 207/2010 of 10 March 2010 (OJ No L63 12.03.2010, p.1).