European Communities (Ivory Coast) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2006
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Ivory Coast) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2006
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations -
“Central Bank” means Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland;
“Council Regulation 174/2005” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 174/2005 of 31 January 20051 , as amended by:
(i) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1209/2005 of 27 July 20053
“Council Regulation 560/2005” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 560/2005 of 12 April 20052 , as amended by:
(i) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 250/2006 of 13 February 20064
(ii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 869/2006 of 14 June 20065
(2) A word or expression which is used in these Regulations has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning that it has in Council Regulation 174/2005 or Council Regulation 560/2005.
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paragraphs: Subject to Regulation 6, a person who makes a financial transfer concerning the provision of financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material, or for any grant, sale, supply, or transfer of related technical assistance and other services, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in the Ivory Coast, as prohibited under Council Regulation 174/2005 shall be guilty of an offence.
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paragraphs: Subject to Regulation 7, a person transferring funds or economic resources which are frozen by virtue of Council Regulation 560/2005 shall be guilty of an offence.
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paragraphs: Subject to Regulation 7, a person making available funds or economic resources, either directly or indirectly, which is prohibited by virtue of Council Regulation 560/2005 shall be guilty of an offence.
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paragraphs: Regulation 3 shall not apply in a case where an authorisation has been granted in accordance with Article 4 of Council Regulation 174/2005.
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paragraphs: Regulations 4 and 5 shall not apply in a case where an authorisation has been granted in accordance with Article 3 or Article 4 of Council Regulation 560/2005.
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paragraphs: The Central Bank 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 or an instruction issued under Regulation 8 shall be guilty of an offence.
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paragraphs: A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
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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 any 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, shall 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 Communities (Ivory Coast) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations (No 3) 2005 ( S.I. No. 892 of 2005 ) is revoked.