The Ivory Coast (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2006

Made8th March 2006

Laid before Parliament9th March 2006

Coming into force10th March 2006

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of March 2006

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in Her by section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 18331, the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 19452 and of all other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Citation and commencement

1. (1)

This Order may be cited as the Ivory Coast (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 10th March 2006.

(2)

In this Order “the principal Order” means the Ivory Coast (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 20053.

Amendment of the principal Order

2.

The heading above article 3 of the principal Order shall be amended by replacing “RESTRICTED GOODS, ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING” with “RESTRICTED GOODS, ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING, IMPORTS”.

3.

After article 5 of the principal Order, the following new article shall be inserted:

“Importation of rough diamonds from the Ivory Coast5A.
(1)
Except under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this article, no person shall import into the Territory any rough diamonds exported from the Ivory Coast.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this article, any person who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (1) of this article 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 diamonds in question had been exported from the Ivory Coast.”

4.

Article 19(1) of the principal Order shall be amended by inserting “5A (2)” after “5”.

5.

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 of the principal Order shall be amended by inserting “5A (2)” after “5”.

A.K.Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

(This note is not part of the Order)

Resolution 1572, adopted on 15 November 2004 by the Security Council of the United Nations, imposed certain restrictive measures in respect of the Ivory Coast. Security Council resolution 1643, adopted on 15 December 2005, renewed those provisions of resolution 1572 requiring renewal, and in addition imposed a ban on the importation of rough diamonds from the Ivory Coast. This Order amends the Ivory Coast (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/242), to give effect to that ban.