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Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Amendment - Belarus) (Jersey) Order 2021

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A decision made on 11 August 2021

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE:    MD-ER-2021-45

DECISION SUMMARY TITLE:  Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Amendment – Belarus) (Jersey) Order 2021

DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:

Director – Global Markets and International Compliance

IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?  

Public

REPORT TITLE:  Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Amendment – Belarus) (Jersey) Order 2021

REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT: 

Director – Global Markets and International Compliance

IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT

Public

DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION:

The Minister for External Relations and Financial Services made the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Amendment – Belarus) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the “Amendment Order”), under Article 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019.

An amendment to the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the “Order”) is required to give effect to the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (the “Amending Regulations”).  The Amending Regulations are an amendment to the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “UK Belarus Regulations”).

The implemented amendments include: prohibitions on technical assistance relating to aircraft (including power to designate persons); restrictions relating to financial instruments, loans, credit, insurance and reinsurance; restrictions on trade in services, goods and technology relating to interception and monitoring of communications; restrictions on trade in dual-use goods and technology, goods for the tobacco industry, petroleum products and potash; prohibitions on non-compliance with directions about aircraft landing in Jersey, or entering or leaving Jersey’s airspace; and a prohibition on disclosing confidential information about those directions.

The Amendment Order amends the Order to ensure the Amending Regulations are implemented in Jersey and reflected in the UK Belarus Regulations.

 

RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS: 

There are no financial or manpower implications arising from this Order.

ACTION REQUIRED: 

 External Relations shall –
(1) inform the Assistant Greffier of the States and the Legislative Drafting Office’s Editorial Team immediately after the Order is made, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the making of the Order to be notified to the States;

(2) deliver the signed and sealed order to the Publications Editor.

 

SIGNATURE:

 

 

SENATOR IAN GORST

POSITION:

 

 

MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

 

DATE SIGNED:     

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION:

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