United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Persons — Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

No. S 547

United Nations Act

(CHAPTER 339)

United Nations
(Freezing of Assets of Persons —
Democratic Republic of the Congo)
(Amendment) Regulations 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the United Nations Act, the Minister for Law makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Persons — Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into operation on 7 August 2019.

Amendment of regulation 1

2. Regulation 1 of the United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Persons — Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulations 2006 (G.N. No. S 157/2006) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the words “Freezing of Assets of Persons” and substituting the word “Sanctions”.

Amendment of regulation 2

3. Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “Resolution 1596 (2005)” and substituting the words “Resolutions 1596 (2005), 1807 (2008), 2293 (2016) and 2478 (2019)”.

Amendment of regulation 4

4. Regulation 4(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Committee”, the following definition:

“ “designated export item” means any item, material, equipment, goods or technology —

(a)	falling within the class or description specified in the third column of the Seventh Schedule to the Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations (Cap. 272A, Rg 1), as in force on 7 August 2019, in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (specified in the first column of that Schedule); and
(b)	the exportation from, transhipment in, or transit through, Singapore of which is prohibited under regulation 6(2)(c)(ii) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo;”.

New regulations 6A, 6B and 6C

5. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 6, the following regulations:

“Prohibition against supplying certain items

6A. A person in Singapore or a citizen of Singapore outside Singapore must not supply, sell or transfer, directly or indirectly, any designated export item to any person in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Prohibition against using Singapore ship or aircraft to supply certain items

6B. An owner or a master of a ship registered as a Singapore ship under the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179), or an owner or operator of an aircraft registered in Singapore under the Air Navigation Act (Cap. 6), must not carry, or cause or permit to be carried, on board or on or in any part of the ship or aircraft any designated export item for supply, sale or transfer to any person in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Prohibition against provision of assistance, advice or training related to military activities, etc.

6C. A person in Singapore or a citizen of Singapore outside Singapore must not, provide, directly or indirectly, any assistance, advice or training related to military activities, including financing and financial assistance, to any person in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”.

Amendment of regulation 7

6. Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “or 6”, and substituting the words “, 6, 6A, 6B or 6C”.

Amendment of regulation 8

7. Regulation 8(1) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub‑paragraph (a); and

(b)

by deleting the comma at the end of sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(c)	has information about any act or thing prohibited by regulation 5, 6, 6A, 6B, 6C or 7,”.

Amendment of regulation 9

8. Regulation 9(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after “6,”, “6A, 6B, 6C,”.

Made on 6 August 2019.

NG HOW YUE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 06/006/002; AG/LEGIS/SL/339/2015/9 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 2(4) of the United Nations Act).

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