2013 No. 1443
The Somalia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2013
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of June 2013
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council of the United Nations has, by a resolution adopted on 6th March 2013, called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to apply certain measures to give effect to decisions of that Council in relation to Somalia:
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 19461, section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 18332, the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 19453, and all of the other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent1
1
This Order may be cited as the Somalia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2013.
2
It comes into force on 11th July 2013.
3
In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Somalia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 20124.
4
This Order extends to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.
Amendment of the principal Order
2
The principal Order is amended as follows.
3
In article 3, at the appropriate place insert—
“prohibited items” means items listed in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 adopted by the Council of the European Union on 27th January 20035 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Somalia;
4
In article 4(10), delete “and 10” and substitute “, 10 and 11”.
5
In article 7(10), delete “article 10” and substitute “articles 10 and 11”.
6
In article 8(4), delete “article 10” and substitute “articles 10 and 11”.
7
In article 9(2), delete “article 10” and substitute “articles 10 and 11”.
8
For article 10(3), substitute—
3
A licence may, in particular, relate to—
a
protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Somalia by United Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only;
b
supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use;
c
supplies of restricted goods and assistance, intended solely for the support of or use by United Nations personnel, including the United Nations Political Office for Somalia or its successor mission;
d
supplies of restricted goods and the provision of assistance related to military activities, intended—
i
solely for the support of or use by the African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM),
ii
for the sole use of States and regional organisations undertaking measures in accordance with paragraph 6 of United Nations Security Council resolution 1851 (2008) and paragraph 10 of United Nations Security Council resolution 1846 (2008), or
iii
solely for the support of or use by AMISOM’s strategic partners operating in cooperation and coordination with AMISOM under the African Union Strategic Concept of 5 January 2012;
e
supplies of restricted goods and technical advice, intended solely for the purpose of helping to develop security sector institutions, consistent with the political process set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of United Nations Security Council resolution 1744 (2007);
f
supplies of restricted goods excluding prohibited items and the provision of assistance related to military activities, intended solely for the development of the security forces of the Federal Government of Somalia and to provide security for the Somali people;
g
payment of basic expenses of designated persons and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines, medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums and public utility charges;
h
payment of reasonable professional fees and expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
i
payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;
j
payment of necessary extraordinary expenses;
k
satisfaction of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgment entered into prior to the date on which this Order comes into force and not for the benefit of a designated person.
(This note is not part of the Order)