The Lebanon (Technical Assistance, Financing and Financial Assistance) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 2006

Made: 9th October 2006

Laid before Parliament: 10th October 2006

Coming into force: 11th October 2006

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Signed

Malcolm Wicks — Minister for Energy — Department of Trade and Industry — 2006-10-09

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations make provision in respect of Lebanon for penalties and enforcement in respect of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1412/2006 of 25 September 2006 (‘the EC Regulation’).

Regulation 2 provides for criminal offences in relation to the prohibitions on technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to military activities, and on activities circumventing these prohibitions, contained in Article 2 of the EC Regulation.

Regulation 3 provides for the licensing of the activities set out in Articles 2 of the EC Regulation. It also provides for an offence in connection with the provision of false statements related to the obtaining of a licence. Regulation 4 provides penalties in respect of criminal offences created by these Regulations. Regulation 5 provides for the enforcement of these Regulations by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

Footnotes

[^f00002]: 1972 c.68

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L 267/2, 27.9.2006.

[^f00004]: 1979 c.2.

[^f00005]: Section 77A was inserted by section 10 of the Finance Act 1987 (c.16) and amended by S.I. 1992/3095.

Editorial notes