The Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 1876

UNITED NATIONS

The Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2003

Made

17th July 2003

Laid before Parliament

18th July 2003

Coming into force

19th July 2003

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of July 2003

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations has, by a resolution adopted on 6th May 2003, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and all other States to apply certain measures to give effect to a decision of that Council in relation to Liberia:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Citation, commencement, operation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 19th July 2003.

(2) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (No. 2) Order 2001(2).

(3) This Order shall extend to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.

Amendment of the principal Order

2.—(1) After article 1(2) of the principal Order, the following shall be inserted—

“(3) Subject to paragraph (4), article 3A of this Order shall remain in force until 7th May 2004 unless, on or before that date, the Security Council of the United Nations decides to extend the measures provided for in paragraph 17 of the resolution adopted by it on 6th May 2003, in which case article 3A shall remain in force as specified in that decision.

(4) If the Security Council of the United Nations takes any decision which has the effect of cancelling or postponing or suspending the operation of the resolution adopted by it on 6th May 2003, in whole or in part, this Order shall cease to have effect or its operation shall be postponed or suspended, in whole or in part, as the case may be, in accordance with that decision.

(5) Particulars of the decisions referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be published by the Governor in a notice in the official Gazette of the Territory.”

(2) After article 3 of the principal Order, the following shall be inserted—

“Importation of round logs and timber products from Liberia

3A.— (1) Except under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this article, no person shall import directly or indirectly into the Territory any round logs or timber products exported from Liberia.

(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), any person who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Order.

(3) In the case of proceedings for an offence in contravention of this article, it shall be a defence for the accused person to prove that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the round logs or timber products in question had been exported from Liberia.”

(3) In article 4(1) of the principal Order, “3(1)” shall be replaced by “3(1) or 3A(1)”.

(4) In article 6(1) of the principal Order, “3(2)” shall be replaced by “3(2) or 3A(2)”.

(5) In Schedule 2, paragraph 1(1), to the principal Order, “3(2)” shall be replaced by “3(2) or 3A(2)”.

A K Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under the United Nations Act 1946, amends the Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (No. 2) Order 2001, to prohibit the import of round logs and timber products from Liberia, pursuant to a decision of the Security Council of the United Nations in its resolution 1478 of 6th May 2003.

(1)

1946 c. 45.

(2)

S.I. 2001/1867.