The North Korea (United Nations Sanctions) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Articles 3 to 8 of this Order amend the North Korea (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1749), as amended, giving effect to certain aspects of further United Nations sanctions imposed against North Korea by the United Nations Security Council in resolution 2375, adopted on 11th September 2017.

Articles 8 and 10 also give effect to certain aspects of United Nations sanctions against North Korea by the United Nations Security Council in resolution 2371, adopted on 5th August 2017.

This Order amends the offences related to carriage of goods to North Korea to broaden the goods to which the offences apply. They now include condensates and natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, and crude oil, as defined in Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, as amended. It also extends the offences related to carriage of goods from North Korea to include textiles, also as defined in Council Regulation 2017/1509, as amended.

This Order creates an offence relating to the facilitation of or engagement in ship-to-ship transfers concerning North Korean ships and items being transported to or from North Korea.

This Order also creates offences relating to access to UK ports by ships owned, operated, crewed or flagged by North Korea, or vessels which refuse inspection for carriage of goods prohibited under the North Korea (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1749).