Licences
8.—(1) The relevant authority may grant a licence to exempt acts specified in the licence from the prohibition in article 3(1) or 4(1).
(2) A licence may relate to—
(a)basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines, medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums and public utility charges;
(b)payment of reasonable professional fees and expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
(c)payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources.
(3) A licence may be—
(a)general or granted to a particular person;
(b)absolute or subject to conditions;
(c)of indefinite duration or subject to an expiry date.
(4) The relevant authority may vary or revoke a licence at any time.
(5) The relevant authority, where it grants a licence, must—
(a)in the case of a licence granted to a particular person, give a written copy of the licence to that person;
(b)in the case of a general licence, make information as to the licence publicly available.
(6) The relevant authority, where it varies or revokes a licence, must—
(a)in the case of a licence granted to a particular person, give written notice of the variation or revocation to that person; and
(b)in the case of a general licence, make information as to the variation or revocation publicly available.
(7) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining a licence, knowingly or recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular is guilty of an offence.
(8) Any person who has done any act under the authority of a licence and who fails to comply with any conditions attaching to that licence is guilty of an offence.