The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020

56.  For regulation 69 (transitional provision: trade licences) substitute— U.K.

“69.— (1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply to a licence which—

(a) was granted by the Governor under article 8 of the 2011 Order,

(b) was in effect immediately before the relevant date, and

(c) authorises an act which would (on and after the relevant date, and in the absence of paragraphs (2) to (4)) be prohibited by Part 5 (Trade),

and such a licence is referred to in this regulation as an “existing trade sanctions licence”.

(2) An existing trade sanctions licence has effect on and after the relevant date as if it were a licence which had been issued by the Governor under regulation 33 (trade licences).

(3) Any reference in an existing trade sanctions licence to a prohibition in the 2011 Order is to be treated on and after the relevant date as a reference to the corresponding prohibition in Part 5.

(4) In this regulation—

“the 2011 Order” has the meaning it has in regulation 68 (transitional provision: financial sanctions licences);

“the relevant date” means the date on which Part 5 comes into force.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 56 in force at 31.12.2020, see art. 1(1)