PART 4Finance

CHAPTER 2Investment, financial services and financial markets

Insurance and reinsurance services in relation to ships29.

(1)

A person (“P”) must not provide insurance or reinsurance services in relation to a ship if P knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that P is providing such services in relation to a ship that is—

(a)

owned, controlled or operated by a person connected with the DPRK;

(b)

a specified ship;

(c)

a ship registered in the DPRK, or

(d)

a ship flying the flag of the DPRK.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 9 (Exceptions and licences).

(3)

A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the reference to a ship being “owned” or “controlled” by a person is to be interpreted in accordance with regulation 80.

(5)

In this regulation—

“ship” includes every description of vessel (including a hovercraft) used in navigation;

“specified ship” means a ship specified by the Secretary of State under regulation 11(1) or (2).