European Union (Democratic Republic of Congo) (Financial Sanctions) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Democratic Republic of Congo) (Financial Sanctions) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
(a) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1377/2007 of 26 November 20075 , and
(b) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 666/2008 of 15 July 20082.
(a) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1824/2005 of 9 November 20056 ,
(b) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006 of 20 November 20067 ,
(c) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 242/2009 of 20 March 20098 ,
(d) Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1250/2010 of 22 December 20109 ,
(e) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1097/2011 of 25 October 201110 ,
(f) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 7/2012 of 5 January 201211 ,
(g) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1251/2012 of 20 December 201212 ,
(h) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 53/2013 of 22 January 201313 , and
(i) Council Regulation (EU) No. 521/2013 of 6 June 20134.
(2) A word or expression used in these Regulations that is also used in Council Regulation (EC) No. 889/2005 or in Council Regulation (EC) No. 1183/2005 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, Council Regulation (EC) No. 889/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1183/2005 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. 889/2005 or Council Regulation (EC) No. 1183/2005 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. 889/2005 as regards paragraph (a) or Council Regulation (EC) No. 1183/2005 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 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 889/2005 or an authorisation under Article 3 or 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1183/2005 may, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of such authorisation, as the case may be, 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: The Central Bank of Ireland may, for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of Council Regulation (EC) No. 889/2005, Council Regulation (EC) No. 1183/2005 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 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 shall be 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 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 51 of 2013 ) are revoked.