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(1) This Order may be cited as the Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 20th July 2001.
(2) 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 only.
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(1) The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2001 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In article 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “owner”, insert—“
 “person connected with the Taliban” means—
(a) any person designated by the Sanctions Committee pursuant to paragraph 4(b) of resolution 1267 adopted by the Security Council on 15th October 1999; or
(b) any person acting on behalf of a person covered by sub-paragraph (a) above”;
(b) in the definition of “person connected with Usama bin Laden” from the word “means” to the end, substitute—“
 means—
(a) any person designated by the Sanctions Committee pursuant to paragraph 8(c) of resolution 1333 adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations on 19th December 2000; or
(b) any person acting on behalf of a person covered by sub-paragraph (a) above;”.
(3) For article 8, substitute—“
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Any person who, except under the authority of a licence granted by the relevant enforcement authority under this article, makes any funds available to or for the benefit of the Taliban or any person connected with the Taliban is guilty of an offence.”.
(4) For article 9(1) (freezing of funds on suspicion) substitute—“
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(1) Where the relevant enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person by, for, or on behalf of whom any funds are held is, or may be—
(a) Usama bin Laden or a person connected with Usama bin Laden, or
(b) the Taliban or a person connected with the Taliban,
the relevant enforcement authority may by notice direct that those funds are not to be made available to that person except under the authority of a licence granted under article 7 or 8.”.
(5) In article 22(1)(c), omit the word “or” before “in securing compliance”.
(6) In article 23(b)(i), omit the word “of” before “an offence relating to customs”.
(7) In article 25(3)(a), after “to both;” insert “or”.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
