The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Dependent Territories) (Amendment) Order 1997

Amendment of the Order

2.—(1) In paragraph (1) of article 3 of the Order, the words after “any goods specified in Schedule 2 to this Order” shall be replaced by the following:

“(i) to a prohibited destination, or

(ii) to, or to the order of, any person connected with a prohibited destination, or

(iii) to any destination for the purpose of delivery, directly or indirectly, to a prohibited destination or to, or to the order of, any person connected with a prohibited destination, or

(iv) to any person in Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda or Zaire, knowing or suspecting that the goods in question are intended for use within Rwanda, or

(v) to any destination for the purpose of delivery, directly or indirectly, to any person in Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda or Zaire, knowing or suspecting that the goods in question are intended for use within Rwanda.”.

(2) In article 4 of the Order the words after “exported from the Territory” shall be replaced by the following:

“(i) to a prohibited destination, or

(ii) to, or to the order of, any person connected with a prohibited destination, or

(iii) to any destination for the purpose of delivery, directly or indirectly, to a prohibited destination or to, or to the order of, any person connected with a prohibited destination, or

(iv) to any person in Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda or Zaire in the knowledge or suspicion that the goods in question are intended for use within Rwanda, or

(v) to any destination for the purpose of delivery, directly or indirectly, to any person in Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda or Zaire in the knowledge or suspicion that the goods in question are intended for use within Rwanda.”.

(3) After paragraph (1) of article 8 of the Order there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(1A) Except under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this article, and without prejudice to the generality of article 3 of this Order, no ship or aircraft to which this article applies, and no vehicle within the Territory, shall be used for the carriage of goods specified in Schedule 2 to this Order if the person specified in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph (3) of this article in relation to the ship, aircraft or vehicle in question knows or suspects that the carriage is or forms part of carriage from any place outside Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda or Zaire to any person therein and that the goods in question are intended for use within Rwanda.”.

(4) After paragraph (3) of article 8 of the Order, there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(3A) If any ship, aircraft or vehicle is used in contravention of paragraph (1A) of this article, the person specified in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph (3) of this article in relation to the ship, aircraft or vehicle in question shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(5) In paragraphs (1), (3) and (5) of article 9 of the Order, after the words “paragraph (1)”, in each place where they occur, there shall be inserted “or (1A)”.

(6) In article 11(1) of the Order, after the words “article 8(3)”, there shall be inserted “or (3A)”.