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

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Belarus) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2012.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations “Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 765/2006 of 18 May 20061, as amended by—
(a) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1587/2006 of 23 October 20062 ,
(b) Council Regulation (EC) No. 646/2008 of 8 July 20083 ,
(c) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 84/2011 of 31 January 20114 and the Corrigendum to that Regulation5 ,
(d) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 271/2011 of 21 March 20116 ,
(e) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 505/2011 of 23 May 20117 ,
(f) Council Regulation (EU) No. 588/2011 of 20 June 20118 ,
(g) Council Regulation (EU) No. 999/2011 of 10 October 20119 ,
(h) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1000/2011 of 10 October 201110 , and
(i) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1320/2011 of 16 December 201111 .
(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 who fails to comply with the requirements 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 paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) commits an offence.
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paragraphs: Notwithstanding Regulation 3, a person who has received a prior approval under Article 1b, an authorisation under Article 3(1) or 4a or a specific authorisation under Article 3(2) of the Council Regulation may, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of it, 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 Union (Belarus) (Financial Sanctions) (No. 4) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 549 of 2011 ) are revoked.