Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Former President of Liberia and Connected Persons) Regulations 2004

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No. S 260

Monetary Authority of Singapore Act

(Chapter 186)

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Former President of Liberia and Connected Persons) Regulations 2004

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27A(1)(b) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act, the Monetary Authority of Singapore hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Former President of Liberia and Connected Persons) Regulations 2004 and shall come into operation on 7th May 2004.

Object

2. The object of these Regulations is to assist in giving effect to Resolution 1532 (2004) of the Security Council of the United Nations.

Application

3. These Regulations shall apply to all financial institutions in Singapore.

Definitions

4. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Committee” means the Committee of the United Nations Security Council established under paragraph 21 of Resolution 1521 (2003) of the Security Council of the United Nations;

“designated person” means any person referred to in regulation 5(1).

Assets of certain persons to be frozen

5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), any financial institution that, on or after 7th May 2004, has in its possession, custody or control in Singapore, any funds, financial assets or economic resources owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by —

(a)	Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia;
(b)	Jewell Howard Taylor; or
(c)	Charles Taylor Jr,

shall freeze without delay, all such funds, financial assets or economic resources, as the case may be, and shall ensure that such funds, financial assets or economic resources are not made available, whether directly or indirectly, to any of those persons.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), any funds, financial assets or economic resources that are held by —

(a)	any entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any designated person; or
(b)	any person who acts on behalf or under the direction of any designated person,

shall be treated as funds, financial assets or economic resources owned or controlled by the designated person.

(3) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply to any funds, financial assets or economic resources that have been determined by the Authority —

(a)

to be necessary —

(i)

for the payment of basic expenses, including any payment for foodstuff, rent, the discharge of a mortgage, medicine, medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums and public utility charges; or

(ii)

exclusively for —

(A)	the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of any expenses in connection with the provision of legal services; or
(B)	the payment of any fees or service charges imposed for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds, financial assets or economic resources;

(b)

to be necessary for the payment of any extraordinary expenses; or

(c)

to be the subject of any judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgement, in which case the funds, financial assets and economic resources may be used to satisfy such lien or judgement, provided that the lien or judgment —

(i)	arose or was entered before 12th March 2004; and
(ii)	is not for the benefit of a designated person.

(4) Any financial institution with which an account containing the funds referred to in paragraph (1) is maintained may credit to such account —

(a)	any interest or other earnings that are to be paid into the account; and
(b)	any payment that is due under any contract or agreement that is made or any obligation that accrued before 12th March 2004.

Duty to provide information

6. Every financial institution which —

(a)	has possession, custody or control in Singapore of any funds, financial assets or economic resources owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any designated person; or
(b)	has information about any transaction or proposed transaction in respect of any funds, financial assets or economic resources owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any designated person,

shall immediately inform the Authority of that fact or information and provide such further information relating to the funds, financial assets, economic resources, transaction or proposed transaction as the Authority may require.

Made this 4th day of May 2004.

KOH YONG GUAN

Managing Director,
Monetary Authority of
Singapore.

[FSG.SLS.018/2000; AG/LEG/SL/186/2002/1 Vol. 3]

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