United Nations Act |
United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Former President of Liberia and Connected Persons) Regulations 2004 |
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Citation and commencement |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Former President of Liberia and Connected Persons) Regulations 2004 and shall come into operation on 2nd October 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 not apply to any financial institution or class of financial institutions to the extent that the financial institution or class of financial institutions is or may be subject to the directions of the Monetary Authority of Singapore under section 27A of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 186). |
Definitions |
4. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Prohibition against dealing with property of designated person |
5. No person in Singapore and no citizen of Singapore outside Singapore shall deal, directly or indirectly, in any property that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of —
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Prohibition against provision of resources and services for benefit of designated person |
6. No person in Singapore and no citizen of Singapore outside Singapore shall make available any funds or other financial assets or economic resources, directly or indirectly, to —
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General prohibition |
7. No person in Singapore and no citizen of Singapore outside Singapore shall knowingly do any thing that —
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Duty to provide information |
Offences |
9.—(1) Any person in Singapore or any citizen of Singapore outside Singapore who contravenes regulation 5, 6, 7 or 8(1)(i) or (ii) shall be guilty of an offence.
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Exemption |
10. The Minister or a person designated by the Minister may, if he considers that it is appropriate to do so in the circumstances of the case and that it is consistent with the intention of the Security Council of the United Nations under Resolution 1532 (2004), by notice in writing exempt, subject to such conditions as he may specify —
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Law, Singapore. |
[LAW 06/006/002 Vol. 11; AG/LEG/SL/339/2001/1 Vol. 4] |
(To be presented to Parliament under section 2(4) of the United Nations Act). |
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