The Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2001

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Contents

Article 1Citation, commencement, operation, amendment, extent and revocation#

(1)This Order may be cited as the Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 16th March 2001.

(2)Subject to paragraph (3) below, this Order shall remain in force until 7th May 2002 unless, on or before that date, the Security Council of the United Nations decides to extend the measures provided for in paragraph 5 of the resolution adopted by it on 7th March 2001 for a further period, in which case this Order shall remain in force for the further period specified in that decision.

(3)If the Security Council of the United Nations takes any decision which has the effect of cancelling or postponing or suspending the operation of the resolution adopted by it on 7th March 2001, in whole or in part, this Order shall cease to have effect or its operation shall be postponed or suspended, in whole or in part, as the case may be, in accordance with that decision.

(4)Particulars of any decisions referred to in paragraph (2) and (3) above shall be published by the Secretary of State in a notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

(5)This Order shall extend to the Channel Islands so as to be law, respectively, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey and in the Bailiwick of Jersey.

(6)Articles 3, 4 and 5 apply to any person within the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey and to any person elsewhere who—

(a)is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British National (Overseas), a British subject or a British protected person and is ordinarily resident in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey; or

(b)is a body incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey.

(7)The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Somalia, Liberia and Rwanda) (Channel Islands) Order 1996 shall be amended as follows:

(a)in article 2(1), in the definition of “prohibited destination” omit “, Liberia”;

(b)in article 8(9)(c), omit “, Liberia”;

(c)in paragraph 4(c) of the Schedule to the Order, omit “Liberia”.

Restricted Goods, Technical Assistance and Training

Article 3Supply of restricted goods#

(1)Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article or article 4—

(a)supplies or delivers;

(b)agrees to supply or deliver; or

(c)does any act calculated to promote the supply or delivery of,

restricted goods to any person in Liberia shall be guilty of an offence unless he proves that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the goods in question were to be supplied or delivered to a person in Liberia.

(2)Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) above shall apply where the supply or delivery of the goods to the person concerned is authorised by a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article.

Article 4Exportation of restricted goods to Liberia#

Except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article, it is prohibited to export restricted goods from the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey to any destination in Liberia or to any destination for the purpose of delivery, directly or indirectly, to or to the order of any person in Liberia.

Article 5Provision of certain technical assistance or training#

Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article, directly or indirectly provides to a person in Liberia any technical assistance or training related to the supply, delivery, manufacture, maintenance or use of any restricted goods, shall be guilty of an offence.

Article 6Use of ships, aircraft and vehicles: restricted goods, technical assistance and training#

(1)Without prejudice to the generality of article 3, and except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article, no ship or aircraft to which this article applies, and no vehicle within the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey, shall be used for the carriage of restricted goods if the carriage is, or forms part of, carriage from any place outside Liberia to any destination therein.

(2)This article applies to ships registered in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey, to aircraft registered in the United Kingdom and to any other ship or aircraft that is for the time being chartered to any person who is—

(a)a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British subject, a British National (Overseas), or a British protected person and is ordinarily resident in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey; or

(b)a body incorporated or constituted under the law of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey.

(3)If any ship, aircraft or vehicle is used in contravention of paragraph (1) then—

(a)in the case of a ship registered in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey or any aircraft registered in the United Kingdom, the owner and the master of the ship or, as the case may be, the operator and the commander of the aircraft; or

(b)in the case of any other ship or aircraft—

(i)the person to whom the ship or aircraft is for the time being chartered, and

(ii)if he is such a person as is referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of this article, the master of the ship or, as the case may be, the operator and the commander of the aircraft; or

(c)in the case of a vehicle, the operator of the vehicle,

shall be guilty of an offence, unless he proves that he did not know and had no reason to suppose that the carriage of the goods in question was, or formed part of, carriage from any place outside Liberia to any destination therein.

(4)Nothing in paragraph (1) above shall apply where the supply or delivery or exportation from the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey of the goods concerned to Liberia was authorised by a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under article 3 or article 4.

(5)Nothing in this article shall be construed so as to prejudice any other provision of law prohibiting or restricting the use of ships, aircraft or vehicles.

Article 2Interpretation#

(1)In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—• “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 for Jersey;• “Chief Revenue Officer” and “States Revenue Officer”, 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 “States Revenue Officer”, in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, means the Agent of the Impôts and any officer of the Impôts (and any person authorised by the Agent of the Impôts);• “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;• “document” includes information recorded in any form, and in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form;• “export” includes shipment as stores;• “exportation” in relation to any vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft, includes the taking out of 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;• “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; and(d) in relation to the Bailiwick of Jersey, a member of the Honorary Police or a member of the States of Jersey Police Force;• “professional legal adviser” in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, means an advocate or solicitor;• “relevant enforcement authority” means—(a) in relation to the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Policy and Resources Committee of the States of Jersey; and(b) in relation to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, means—(a) the Lieutenant Governor for the purposes of articles 3 to 6, and 17; and(ii) for the purposes of articles 17 of, and Schedule 2 to, this Order, the Attorney General for Guernsey or the Chief Revenue Officer;• “relevant institution” means—(a) in relation to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, an institution licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission under the Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1994; and(b) in relation to the Bailiwick of Jersey, an institution within the meaning of article 1(1) of the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended;• “restricted goods” means the goods specified in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994;• “the Sanctions Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations established by paragraph 14 of Resolution 1343 adopted on 7th March 2001;• “ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation;• “shipment” (and cognate expressions) and “stores” shall,(a) 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(b) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999;• “the standard scale” means—(a) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the uniform scale of fines specified for the time being in section 1 of the Uniform Scale of Fines (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1989, and(b) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, the standard scale of fines specified for the time being in the Schedule to the Criminal Justice (Standard Scale of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1993, as amended;• “vehicle” means land transport vehicle;• “working day”—(a) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a public holiday in that Bailiwick;(b) in the application of this Order to the Bailiwick of Jersey, has the same meaning as “business day” for the purposes of Article 1 of the Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Law 1951, as amended.

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

General

Article 7Customs powers to demand evidence of destination which goods reach#

Any exporter or any shipper of goods which have been exported from the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey shall, if so required by the Chief Revenue Officer or a States Revenue Officer, furnish within such time as they may allow proof to their satisfaction that the goods have reached either—

(a)a destination to which they were authorised to be exported by a licence granted under this Order; or

(b)a destination to which their exportation was not prohibited by this Order,

and, if he fails to do so, he shall be guilty of an offence unless he proves that he did not consent to or connive at the goods reaching any destination other than such a destination as aforesaid.

Article 8Offences in connection with applications for licences, conditions attaching to licences, etc.#

(1)If for the purpose of obtaining any licence under this Order any person—

(a)makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which to his knowledge is false in a material particular, or

(b)recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular;

he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)Any person who has done any act under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this Order and who fails to comply with any conditions attaching to that licence shall be guilty of an offence:

Article 9Declaration as to goods: powers of search#

(1)Any person who is about to leave the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey shall, if he is required to do so by a States Revenue Officer—

(a)declare whether or not he has with him any restricted goods which are destined for Liberia or for delivery, directly or indirectly, to or to the order of any person in Liberia; and

(b)produce any such goods as aforesaid which he has with him.

(2)Any such officer, and any person acting under his directions, may search that person for the purposes of ascertaining whether he has with him any such goods as aforesaid:

Article 10Investigation etc. of suspected ships#

(1)Where any authorised officer has reason to suspect that any ship to which article 6 applies has been or is being or is about to be used in contravention of paragraph (1) of that article—

(a)he may (either alone or accompanied and assisted by persons under his authority) board the ship and search her and, for that purpose, may use or authorise the use of reasonable force;

(b)he may request the master of the ship to furnish such information relating to the ship and her cargo and produce for his inspection such documents so relating and such cargo as he may specify; and

(c)in the case of a ship that is reasonably suspected of being or of being about to be used in contravention of article 6(1), he may (either there and then or upon consideration of any information furnished or document or cargo produced in pursuance of a request made under sub-paragraph (b) above), with a view to preventing the commission (or the continued commission) of any such contravention or in order that enquiries into the matter may be pursued, may take the further action specified in paragraph (2) below.

(2)The further action referred to in paragraph (1)(c) above is either—

(a)to direct the master of the ship to refrain, except with the consent of any authorised officer, from landing at any port specified by the officer any part of the ship’s cargo that is so specified; or

(b)to request the master of the ship to take any one or more of the following steps—

(i)to cause the ship not to proceed with the voyage on which she is then engaged or about to engage until the master is notified by an authorised officer that the ship may so proceed;

(ii)if the ship is then in port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey, to cause her to remain there until the master is notified by an authorised officer that the ship may depart;

(iii)if the ship is then in any other place, to take her to any such port specified by the officer and to cause her to remain there until the master is notified as mentioned in sub-paragraph (ii) above; and

(iv)to take her to any other destination that may be specified by the officer in agreement with the master.

(3)Without prejudice to the provisions of article 13(3), where—

(a)a master refuses or fails to comply with a request made under paragraph (2)(b) above; or

(b)an authorised officer otherwise has reason to suspect that a request that has been so made may not be complied with,

any such officer may take such steps as appear to him to be necessary to secure compliance with that request and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may for that purpose enter upon, or authorise entry upon, that ship and use, or authorise the use of, reasonable force.

(4)In this article “authorised officer” means the Chief Revenue Officer or a States Revenue Officer or—

(a)in respect of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, any officer as is referred to in section 284(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 as extended to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution and General Provisions) (Guernsey) Order 1998;

(b)in respect of the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Harbour Master or an officer appointed to deputise for him.

Article 11Investigation, etc. of suspected aircraft#

(1)Where any authorised officer or authorised person has reason to suspect that any aircraft to which article 6 applies has been or is being or is about to be used in contravention of paragraph (1) of that article—

(a)he may request the charterer, the operator and the commander of the aircraft or any of them to furnish such information relating to the aircraft and its cargo and produce for his inspection such documents so relating and such cargo as he may specify;

(b)he may (either alone or accompanied and assisted by persons under this authority) board the aircraft and search it and, for that purpose, may use or authorise the use of reasonable force; and

(c)If the aircraft is then in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey any authorised officer or authorised person may (either there and then or upon consideration of any information furnished or document or cargo produced in pursuance of a request made under sub-paragraph (a) above) request the charterer, operator and the commander of any of them to cause the aircraft and any of its cargo to remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey, as the case may be, until notified that the aircraft and its cargo may depart.

(2)Without prejudice to the provision of article 13(3), where an authorised officer or authorised person has reason to suspect that any request that has been made under paragraph (1)(c) above may not be complied with, that officer or person may take such steps as appear to him to be necessary to secure compliance with that request and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may for that purpose—

(a)enter, or authorise entry, upon any land and upon that aircraft;

(b)detain, or authorise the detention of, that aircraft and any of its cargo; and

(c)use, or authorise the use of, reasonable force.

(3)Before or on exercising any power conferred by this article, an authorised person shall, if requested to do so, produce evidence of this authority.

(4)In this article—• “authorised officer” means the Chief Revenue Officer, any States Revenue Officer and also, in respect of the Bailiwick of Jersey, the airport director;• “authorised person” means any person authorised by the Attorney General for the purpose of this article either generally or in a particular case.

Article 12Investigation, etc. of suspected vehicles#

(1)Where any authorised officer or authorised person has reason to suspect that any vehicle in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey has been or is being or is about to be used in contravention of article 6—

(a)he may request the operator and the driver of the vehicle or either of them to furnish such information relating to the vehicle and any goods contained in it and produce for his inspection such documents so relating and such goods as he may specify;

(b)he may (either alone or accompanied and assisted by persons under this authority) enter the vehicle and search it and, for that purpose, may use or authorise the use of reasonable force; and

(c)any authorised officer or authorised person may (either there and then or upon consideration of any information furnished or document or goods produced in pursuance of a request made under sub-paragraph (a) above) further request the operator or the driver to cause the vehicle and any goods contained in it to remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey, as the case may be, until notified that the vehicle may depart.

(2)Without prejudice to the provisions of article 13(3), where any authorised person or officer as aforesaid has reason to suspect that any request that has been made under paragraph (1)(c) above may not be complied with, he may take such steps as appear to him to be necessary to secure compliance with that request and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may for that purpose—

(a)enter, or authorise entry, upon any land and enter, or authorise entry of, that vehicle;

(b)detain, or authorise the detention of, that vehicle and any goods contained in it; and

(c)use, or authorise the use of, reasonable force.

(3)Before or on exercising any power conferred by this article, an authorised person shall, if requested to do so, produce evidence of his authority.

(4)In this article—• “authorised officer” means the Chief Revenue Officer and any States Revenue Officer;• “authorised person” means any person authorised by the Attorney General for the purpose of this article either generally or in a particular case.

Article 13Provisions supplementary to articles 10 to 12#

(1)No information furnished or document produced by any person in pursuance of a request made under article 10, 11 or 12 shall be disclosed except—

(a)with the consent of the person by whom the information was furnished or the document was produced:

Article 14Obtaining of evidence and information#

The provisions of Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect in order to facilitate the obtaining, by or on behalf of the Attorney General, the relevant enforcement authority or, in the case of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Chief Revenue Officer or, in the case of the Bailiwick of Jersey, a States Revenue Officer—

(a)of evidence or information for the purpose of securing compliance or detecting evasion of

(i)this Order in the Bailiwick in question, or

(ii)any law making provision with respect to any of the matters regulated by this Order that is in force in the other Bailiwick to which this Order applies or the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man or any territory listed in Schedule 1 to this Order; and

(b)of evidence of the commission—

(i)in the Bailiwick in question, of an offence under this Order or, with respect to any of the matters regulated by this Order, of an offence relating to customs or,

(ii)with respect to any of those matters, of an offence under the law of the other Bailiwick to which this Order applies or the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man or any territory listed in Schedule 1 to this Order.

Article 15Investigations by a States Revenue Officer or Chief Revenue Officer#

Where, in the case of the Bailiwick of Guernsey the Chief Revenue Officer, or in the case of the Bailiwick of Jersey, a States Revenue Officer, investigates or proposes to investigate any matter with a view to determining—

(a)whether there are grounds for believing that an offence under this Order has been committed, or

(b)whether a person should be prosecuted for such an offence,

the matter shall be treated as an assigned matter within the meanings of section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise (General Provisions (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1972 (in relation to investigations in the Bailiwick of Guernsey) and Article 1(1) of the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999 (in relation to investigations in the Bailiwick of Jersey).

Article 16Penalties and Proceedings#

(1)Any person guilty of an offence under article 3, 5 or 6(3) shall be liable in the Bailiwick of Guernsey—

(a)on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine or to both; or

(b)on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both;

and in the Bailiwick of Jersey, on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to a fine, or to both.

(2)Any person guilty of an offence under article 13(3)(b)(ii) or paragraph 5(b) or (d) of Schedule 2 shall be liable in the Bailiwick of Guernsey—

(a)on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both; or

(b)on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both;

and in the Bailiwick of Jersey, on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both.

(3)Any person guilty of an offence under article 8(1) or (2), or article 9(3) shall be liable in the Bailiwick of Guernsey—

(a)on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both;

(b)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;

and in the Bailiwick of Jersey, on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both.

(4)Any person guilty of an offence under article 13(3)(a), (b)(i) or (c) or paragraph 5(a) or (c) of Schedule 2 shall be liable—

(a)in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both; and

(b)in the Bailiwick of Jersey, on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or to both.

(5)Any person guilty of an offence under article 7 or 9(4) shall be liable—

(a)in the Bailiwick of Guernsey on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; and

(b)in the Bailiwick of Jersey on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

(6)Where any body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Order, and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(7)Proceedings against any person for an offence under this Order, in its application to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, may be taken before the appropriate court in the Bailiwick having jurisdiction in the place where that person is for the time being.

(8)No proceedings for an offence under this Order, shall be instituted in the Bailiwick of Jersey except by or with the consent of the Attorney General:

Article 17Exercise of powers of the relevant enforcement authority#

The relevant enforcement authority may to such extent and subject to such restrictions and conditions as it may think proper, delegate or authorise the delegation of any of its powers under this Order to any person, or class or description of persons, whom it has approved, and references in this Order to the relevant enforcement authority shall be construed accordingly.

Article 18Licences#

Any licences granted under this Order shall be in writing and may be either general or special, may be subject to or without conditions, may be limited so as to expire on a specified date unless renewed and may be varied or revoked by the authority that granted them.

Schedule 1 · Disclosure of information-listed territories

Schedule 2 · Evidence and information

(1)

(1)Without prejudice to any other provision of this Order, or any provision of any other law,

(a)the Attorney General, or

(b)the relevant enforcement authority, or

(c)in the case of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Chief Revenue Officer or in the case of the Bailiwick of Jersey a States Revenue Officer,

may request any person in or resident in the Bailiwick in question to furnish to him or to them any information in his possession or control, or to produce to him or to them any document in his possession or control, which he or they may require for the purpose of securing compliance with or detecting evasion of this Order; and any person to whom such a request is made shall comply with it within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the request.

(2)Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) above shall be taken to require any person who has acted as a professional legal adviser for any person to disclose any privileged information or document in his possession in that capacity.

(3)Where a person is convicted of failing to furnish information or produce a document when requested so to do under this paragraph the court may make an order requiring him within such period as may be specified in the order, to furnish the information or produce the document.

(4)The power conferred by this paragraph to request any person to produce documents shall include power to take copies of or extracts from any document so produced and to request that person, or, where that person is a body corporate, any other person who is a present or past officer of, or is employed by, the body corporate, to provide an explanation of any of them.

(5)The furnishing of any information or the production of any document under this article shall not be treated as a breach of any restriction imposed by statute or otherwise.

(2)

(1)If, in the case of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey the Bailiff is satisfied by information on oath—

(a)that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under this Order or with respect to any of the matters regulated by this Order, an offence under any enactment relating to customs has been or is being committed and that evidence of the commission of the offence is to be found on any premises specified in the information, or in any vehicle, ship or aircraft so specified; or

(b)that any documents which ought to have been produced under paragraph 1 of this Schedule and have not been produced are to be found on any such premises or in any such vehicle, ship or aircraft,

he may grant a search warrant authorising any police officer or any States Revenue Officer, together with any other persons named in the Warrant and any other police officers, to enter the premises specified in the information or, as the case may be, any premises upon which the vehicle, ship or aircraft so specified may be, at any time within one month from the date of the warrant and to search the premises, or as the case may be, the vehicle, ship or aircraft.

(2)A police officer or a States Revenue Officer or any other person authorised by a warrant under sub-paragraph (1) above who has entered any premises or any vehicle, ship or aircraft may do any or all of the following things—

(a)inspect and search those premises or the vehicle, ship or aircraft for any material which he has reasonable grounds to believe may be evidence in relation to an offence referred to in this paragraph;

(b)seize anything on the premises or on the vehicle, ship or aircraft which he has reasonable grounds for believing is evidence in relation to an offence referred to in this paragraph;

(c)seize anything on the premises or on the vehicle, ship or aircraft which he has reasonable grounds to believe are required to be produced in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Schedule; or

(d)seize anything that is necessary to be seized in order to prevent it being concealed, lost, damaged, altered or destroyed.

(3)Any information required in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) above which is contained in a computer and is accessible from the premises or from any vehicle, ship or aircraft, must be produced in a form in which it can be taken away and in which it is visible and legible.

(4)A police officer or any States Revenue Officer, lawfully on the premises or on the vehicle, ship or aircraft by virtue of a warrant issued under sub-paragraph (1) above may—

(a)search any person whom he has reasonable grounds to believe may be in the act of committing an offence referred to in this paragraph; and

(b)seize anything he finds in a search referred to in paragraph (a) above, if he has reasonable grounds for believing that it is evidence of an offence referred to in this paragraph: Provided that not person shall be searched in pursuance of this sub-paragraph except by a person of the same sex.

(5)Where, by virtue of this paragraph a person is empowered to enter any premises, vehicle, ship or aircraft he may use such force as is reasonably necessary for that purpose.

(6)Any documents or articles of which possession is taken under this paragraph may be retained for a period of three months or, if within that period there are commenced any proceedings for such an offence as aforesaid to which they are relevant until the conclusion of those proceedings.

(7)In the application of this paragraph to the islands of Alderney and Sark, any reference to the Bailiff includes a reference, in the case of Alderney, to the Chairman of the Court of Alderney and, in the case of Sark, to the Seneschal.

(3)A person authorised—

(a)in Guernsey, by the relevant enforcement authority or by the Chief Revenue Officer, or

(b)in Jersey, by the Agent of the Impôts,

to exercise any power for the purposes of this Schedule shall, if requested to do so, produce evidence of his authority before exercising that power.

(4)No information furnished or document produced (including any copy of or an extract made of any document produced) by a person in pursuance of a request made under this Schedule and no document seized under paragraph 2(2) above shall be disclosed except—

(a)with the consent of the person by whom the information was furnished or the document was produced or the person from whom the document was seized:

(5)Any person who—

(a)without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails within the time and in the manner specified (or, if no time has been specified, within a reasonable time) to comply with any request made under this Schedule by any person who is empowered to make it; or

(b)furnishes any information or produces any documents which to his knowledge is false in a material particular or recklessly furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular to such a person in response to such a request; or

(c)otherwise wilfully obstructs any person in the exercise of his powers under this Schedule; or

(d)with intent to evade the provisions of this Schedule, destroys, mutilates, defaces, secretes or removes any document,

shall be guilty of an offence.

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Article 1Citation, commencement, operation, amendment, extent and revocation#

Article 3Supply of restricted goods#

Article 4Exportation of restricted goods to Liberia#

Article 5Provision of certain technical assistance or training#

Article 6Use of ships, aircraft and vehicles: restricted goods, technical assistance and training#

Article 2Interpretation#

Article 7Customs powers to demand evidence of destination which goods reach#

Article 8Offences in connection with applications for licences, conditions attaching to licences, etc.#

Article 9Declaration as to goods: powers of search#

Article 10Investigation etc. of suspected ships#

Article 11Investigation, etc. of suspected aircraft#

Article 12Investigation, etc. of suspected vehicles#

Article 13Provisions supplementary to articles 10 to 12#

Article 14Obtaining of evidence and information#

Article 15Investigations by a States Revenue Officer or Chief Revenue Officer#

Article 16Penalties and Proceedings#

Article 17Exercise of powers of the relevant enforcement authority#

Article 18Licences#

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Article 1Citation, commencement, operation, amendment, extent and revocation#

Article 3Supply of restricted goods#

Article 4Exportation of restricted goods to Liberia#

Article 5Provision of certain technical assistance or training#

Article 6Use of ships, aircraft and vehicles: restricted goods, technical assistance and training#

Article 2Interpretation#

Article 7Customs powers to demand evidence of destination which goods reach#

Article 8Offences in connection with applications for licences, conditions attaching to licences, etc.#

Article 9Declaration as to goods: powers of search#

Article 10Investigation etc. of suspected ships#

Article 11Investigation, etc. of suspected aircraft#

Article 12Investigation, etc. of suspected vehicles#

Article 13Provisions supplementary to articles 10 to 12#

Article 14Obtaining of evidence and information#

Article 15Investigations by a States Revenue Officer or Chief Revenue Officer#

Article 16Penalties and Proceedings#

Article 17Exercise of powers of the relevant enforcement authority#

Article 18Licences#