The Eritrea and Ethiopia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2000

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order the following expressions have, except where otherwise expressly provided, the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

• “Attorney General” means—

  (a)

  in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Attorney General or the Solicitor General for Guernsey; and

  (b)

  in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Attorney General of Jersey;

• “Chief Revenue Officer” and “States Revenue Officer” have the meaning they bear in the Customs and Excise (General Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1972;

• “commander”, in relation to an aircraft, means the member of the flight crew designated as commander of the aircraft by the operator thereof, or, failing such a person, the person who is for the time being the pilot in command of the aircraft;

• “enactment” includes an enactment of the States of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the States of Jersey;

• “export” includes shipment as stores and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “exportation” in relation to any vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft, includes the taking out of the United Kingdom or the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey of the vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft notwithstanding that it is conveying goods or passengers and whether or not it is moving under its own power; and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “master”, in relation to a ship, includes any person (other than a pilot) for the time being in charge of the ship;

• “operator”, in relation to an aircraft or vehicle, means the person for the time being having the management of the aircraft or the vehicle;

• “owner”, in relation to a ship, where the owner of a ship is not the operator, means the operator and any person to whom it is chartered;

• “person connected with Eritrea or Ethiopia” means—

  (a)

  the Government of Eritrea;

  (b)

  the Government of Ethiopia;

  (c)

  any other person in, or resident in, Eritrea or Ethiopia;

  (d)

  any body incorporated or constituted under the laws of Eritrea or Ethiopia;

  (e)

  any body, wherever incorporated or constituted, which is controlled by any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) above; or

  (f)

  any person acting on behalf of any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) above;

• “police officer” means—

  (a)

  in relation to Guernsey, Herm and Jethou, a member of the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey and, within the limits of his jurisdiction, a member of the special constabulary of the Island of Guernsey;

  (b)

  in relation to Alderney, a member of the said police force and a member of any police force which may be established by the States of Alderney;

  (c)

  in relation to Sark, the Constable, the Vingtenier and a member of the said police force of the Island of Guernsey;

  (d)

  in relation to the Bailiwick of Jersey, a member of the Honorary Police or a member of the States of Jersey police force;

• “ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation;

• “the Standard Scale” means the standard scale of fines specified for the time being in the Schedule to the Criminal Justice (Standard Scale of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1993.

• “shipment” (and cognate expressions) and “stores” shall in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise (General Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1972, and in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey , have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999;

• “vehicle” means land transport vehicle.

(2) Any reference to an Act of Parliament shall, in the case of a provision which has been extended to the Channel Islands be construed as a reference to that provision as it has effect there and in any other case, be construed as a reference to that provision as it has effect in the United Kingdom.