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THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS makes this Order under Article 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 –

“A1   Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: shipping and aircraft

In relation to the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “UK Belarus Regulations”) –

(a)     for the purpose of the entry in column 5 in the row labelled “Belarus” in Schedule 1, a provision falls within this clause if –

(i)      it is contained in the UK Belarus Regulations,

(ii)      it imposes a prohibition or obligation, and

(iii)     the UK Belarus Regulations provide that a person (however described) who contravenes that prohibition or obligation commits a criminal offence;

(b)     for the purpose of regulation 29A(A1), the persons who commit the offence in Article 4(1)(a) of contravening regulation 29A(A1) are the operator and pilot in command of the aircraft;

(c)     for the purpose of regulation 29I(8) the reference to section 284(1), (2), (2A), (2B), (3) and (8) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is to be read as to Article 177(1), (3) and (4) of the Shipping (Jersey) Law 2002, with the references to section 284(2A) corresponding to Article 177(3)(b) and section 284(1A)(a) to Article 177(2)(a);

(d)     for the purpose of regulation 29J(3)(c) the reference to section 17(11) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is to be read as to Article 20(10) of the Shipping (Jersey) Law 2002;

(e)     regulations 56A and 56B do not have effect under Article 2; and

(f)      a reference to OFCOM is to be read as a reference to the Minister.”.