Amendment of the Lebanon (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I1I29
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The Lebanon (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 M1 are amended as follows.
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In Part 3, before regulation 16 insert—
Finance: exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country15A
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Where a person's conduct in a relevant country would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene a prohibition in Chapter 2 of Part 2 (Trade) (“the relevant prohibition”), the relevant prohibition is not contravened if the conduct is authorised by a licence or other authorisation which is issued—
a
under the law of the relevant country, and
b
for the purpose of disapplying a prohibition in that jurisdiction which corresponds to the relevant prohibition.
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In this regulation—
“relevant country” means—
- a
any of the Channel Islands,
- b
the Isle of Man, or
- c
any British overseas territory.
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Nothing in this regulation affects the application of a prohibition in a case where it would be incompatible with a UN obligation for the prohibition not to apply.