European Union (Zimbabwe) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2012.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Zimbabwe) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2012.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
(a) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1488/2004 of 20 August 20043 ,
(b) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1367/2005 of 19 August 20054 ,
(c) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006 of 20 November 20065 ,
(d) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 77/2009 of 26 January 20096 , together with both Corrigenda7 thereto,
(e) Commission Regulation (EU) No. 173/2010 of 25 February 20108 ,
(f) Commission Regulation (EU) No. 174/2011 of 23 February 20119 , and
(g) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 151/2012 of 21 February 201210 .
(2) A word or expression which is used in these Regulations and which is also used in the Council Regulation has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Council Regulation.
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paragraphs: Subject to Regulation 4, a person commits an offence if he or she infringes the provisions of the Council Regulation as regards—
(a) the provision of financing or financial assistance,
(b) the freezing of funds or economic resources,
(c) the making available of funds or economic resources,
(d) the supply of information to or cooperation with the competent authorities, or
(e) the participation in activities to circumvent the requirements of the Council Regulation as regards paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).
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paragraphs: Notwithstanding Regulation 3, a person who has received an authorisation under Article 4 or Article 7 of the Council Regulation may, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of such authorisation, do such of the things referred to in Regulation 3 as are so authorised.
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paragraphs: The Central Bank of Ireland may, for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the provisions of these Regulations, give such directions or issue such instructions to a person as it sees fit.
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paragraphs: A person who fails to comply with a direction given or an instruction issued under Regulation 5 commits an offence.
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paragraphs: Where an offence under these Regulations is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been so committed with the consent, connivance or approval of or to have been attributable to the neglect on the part of any person, being a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate or a person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, that person as well as the body corporate, commits an offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he or she committed the first mentioned offence.
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paragraphs: A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a Class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
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paragraphs: The European Communities (Zimbabwe) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 228 of 2011 ) are revoked.