The Libya (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2016

PART 4 Miscellaneous

Information provisions

15.  The Schedule (which contains provisions concerning information gathering and disclosure) has effect.

Notices

16.—(1) This regulation has effect in relation to any notice to be given to a person by the Treasury under regulation 9.

(2) Any such notice may be given—

(a) by posting it to the person’s last known address, or

(b) where the person is a body corporate, partnership or unincorporated body other than a partnership, by posting it to the registered or principal office of the body or partnership concerned.

(3) Where the Treasury do not have an address for the person, they must make arrangements for the notice to be given to the person at the first available opportunity.

The Crown

17.—(1) These Regulations bind the Crown.

(2) No contravention by the Crown of a provision of these Regulations makes the Crown criminally liable.

(3) The High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session may, on the application of a person appearing to the court to have an interest, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown that constitutes a contravention of a provision of these Regulations.

(4) Nothing in this regulation affects Her Majesty in her private capacity.

(5) Paragraph (4) is to be read as if section 38(3) of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947(1) (meaning of Her Majesty in Her private capacity) were contained in these Regulations.

Revocation

18.—(1) The Libya (Asset Freezing) Regulations 2011(2) are revoked.

Saving

19.—(1) Any licence which was granted by the Treasury under regulation 9 of the Libya (Asset Freezing) Regulations 2011 and was in effect immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations shall have effect as if it were a licence granted by the Treasury under regulation 9 of these Regulations.

(1)

1947 c.44.

(2)

S.I. 2011/605 as amended by SI 2011/2390, SI 2012/56, SI 2013/472, SI 2013/534 and SI 2013/2071.