The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2001

2.—(1) The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2001(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In article 2 (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “owner”, insert—

• ““person connected with the Taliban” means—

  (a)

  any person designated by the Sanctions Committee pursuant to paragraph 4(b) of resolution 1267 adopted by the Security Council on 15th October 1999; or

  (b)

  any person acting on behalf of a person covered by sub-paragraph (a) above”;

(b) in the definition of “person connected with Usama bin Laden” from the word “means” to the end, substitute—

• “means—

  (a)

  any person designated by the Sanctions Committee pursuant to paragraph 8(c) of resolution 1333 adopted by the Security Council on 19th December 2000; or

  (b)

  any person acting on behalf of a person covered by sub-paragraph (a) above”;

(c) after the definition of “vehicle” insert—

““working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Bank Holidays Act 1989 (an Act of Tynwald).”.

(3) For article 8, substitute—

Making funds available to the Taliban and associates

8.   Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Treasury under this article, makes any funds available to or for the benefit of the Taliban or any person connected with the Taliban is guilty of an offence.”.

(4) For article 9(1) (freezing of funds on suspicion) substitute—

“9.— (1) Where the Treasury has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person by, for, or on behalf of whom any funds are held is, or may be—

(a) Usama bin Laden or a person connected with Usama bin Laden, or

(b) the Taliban or a person connected with the Taliban,

the Treasury may by notice direct that those funds are not to be made available to that person except under the authority of a licence granted by the Treasury under article 7 or 8.”.

(5) In article 22(1)(c), the word “or” before “in securing compliance” shall be omitted.

(6) In article 23(b)(i), omit the word “or” before “an offence relating to customs”.

(7) In article 25—

(a) in paragraph (2)(b), for the word “no” substitute “on”; and

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) after “to both;” insert “or”.

(1)

S.I. 2001/394.