European Union (Somalia) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2013.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Somalia) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2013.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations
(a) Council Regulation (EC) No. 631/2007 of 7 June 20075 ,
(b) Council Regulation (EU) No. 1137/2010 of 7 December 20106 ,
(c) Council Regulation (EU) No. 642/2012 of 16 July 20127 ,
(d) Council Regulation (EU) No. 941/2012 of 15 October 20128 ,
(e) Council Regulation (EU) No. 431/2013 of 13 May 20139 , and
(f) Council Regulation (EU) No. 1153/2013 of 15 November 20132.
(a) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 956/2011 of 26 September 201110 ,
(b) Council Regulation (EU) No. 641/2012 of 16 July 201211 ,
(c) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 943/2012 of 15 October 201212 , and
(d) Council Regulation (EU) No. 432/2013 of 13 May 20134.
(2) A word or expression used in these Regulations that is also used in Council Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 or Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010 has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Council Regulation concerned.
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paragraphs: For the purposes of these Regulations and the Council Regulations the Central Bank of Ireland shall be the competent authority in the State.
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paragraphs: Subject to Regulation 5, a person who contravenes the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 or Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010 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 Council Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 as regards paragraph (a) or (d) or of Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010 as regards paragraph (b), (c) or (d),
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paragraphs: Notwithstanding Regulation 4, a person who has been granted or is deemed to have been granted an authorisation under Article 2a or 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003 or an authorisation under Article 5 or 6 of Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010 may, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of such authorisation, do such of the things as are so authorised.
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paragraphs: A person guilty of an offence under Regulation 4 shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €500,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.
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paragraphs: A competent authority of the State may, for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of Council Regulation (EC) No. 147/2003, Council Regulation (EU) No. 356/2010 or 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 7 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.
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paragraphs: Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under these Regulations and the offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance 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 shall, as well as the body corporate be guilty of an offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he or she were guilty of the first mentioned offence.
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paragraphs: The European Union (Somalia) (Financial Sanctions) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2012 ) are revoked.