S.I. No. 417/2005 - Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (Section 42(6)) (Usama Bin Laden, Al-Qaida and Taliban of Afghanistan) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2005

1. These Regulations may be cited as the

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005

(Section 42(6)) (Usama bin Laden, Al-Qaida and Taliban of Afghanistan) (Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2005.

2. (1) In these Regulations—

“Central Bank” means Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland;

“Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002 of 27 May 2002

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, as amended by

(i) Council Regulation (EC) No. 561/2003 of 27 March 2003

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,

(ii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 951/2002 of 3 June 2002

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,

(iii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1580/2002 of 4 September 2002

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,

(iv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1644/2002 of 13 September 2002

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,

(v) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1754/2002 of 1 October 2002

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,

(vi) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1823/2002 of 11 October 2002

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,

(vii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1893/2002 of 23 October 2002

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,

(viii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2002 of 29 October 2002

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,

(ix) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2083/2002 of 22 November 2002

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,

(x) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 145/2003 of 27 January 2003

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,

(xi) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 215/2003 of 3 February 2003

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,

(xii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 244/2003 of 7 February 2003

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,

(xiii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 342/2003 of 21 February 2003

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,

(xiv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 350/2003 of 25 February 2003

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,

(xv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 370/2003 of 27 February 2003

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,

(xvi) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 414/2003 of 5 March 2003

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,

(xvii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 742/2003 of 28 April 2003

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,

(xviii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 866/2003 of 19 May 2003

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,

(xix) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1012/2003 of 12 June 2003

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,

(xx) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1184/2003 of 2 July 2003

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,

(xxi) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1456/2003 of 14 August 2003

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,

(xxii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1607/2003 of 12 September 2003

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,

(xxiii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1724/2003 of 29 September 2003

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,

(xxiv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1991/2003 of 12 November 2003

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,

(xxv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2049/2003 of 20 November 2003

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,

(xxvi) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2003 of 10 December 2003

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,

(xxvii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 19/2004 of 7 January 2004

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,

(xxviii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 100/2004 of 21 January 2004

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,

(xxix) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 180/2004 of 30 January 2004

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,

(xxx) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 391/2004 of 1 March 2004

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,

(xxxi) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 524/2004 of 19 March 2004

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,

(xxxii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 667/2004 of 7 April 2004

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,

(xxxiii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 950/2004 of 6 May 2004

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,

(xxxiv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 984/2004 of 14 May 2004

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,

(xxxv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1187/2004 of 25 June 2004

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,

(xxxvi) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1237/2004 of 5 July 2004

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,

(xxxvii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1277/2004 of 12 July 2004

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and corrigendum

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(xxxviii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1728/2004 of 1 October 2004

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,

(xxxix) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1840/2004 of 21 October 2004

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,

(xl) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2034/2004 of 26 November 2004

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,

(xli) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2145/2004 of 15 December 2004

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,

(xlii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 14/2005 of 5 January 2005

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,

(xliii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 187/2005 of 2 February 2005

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,

(xliv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 301/2005 of 23 February 2005

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,

(xlv) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 717/2005 of 11 May 2005

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,

(xlvi) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 757/2005 of 18 May 2005

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and

(xlvii) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 853/2005 of 3 June 2005

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,

“persons” includes a natural or legal person, group, entity or body;

(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning that it has in the Council Regulation.

(3) In these Regulations, unless otherwise indicated, a reference to a Regulation is a reference to a Regulation in these Regulations.

3. The Central Bank may, for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of these Regulations and the Council Regulation, give such directions or issue such instructions to a person as it sees fit.

4. A person to whom a direction is given or an instruction is issued under Regulation 3 shall comply with such direction or instruction.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, 25th July 2005.

BRIAN COWEN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations provide for penalties for breach of financial sanctions against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban of Afghanistan imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 561/2003 of 27 March 2003 and the Commission Regulations referred to in this Regulation.

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OJ No. L139, 29.5.2002, p.9.

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OJ No. L139, 29.5.2002, p.9.

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OJ No. L82, 29.3.2003, p.1.

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OJ No. L145, 4.6.2002, p.14.

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OJ No. L237, 5.9.2002, p.3.

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OJ No. L247, 14.9.2002, p.25.

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OJ No. L264, 2.10.2002, p.23.

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OJ No. L276, 12.10.2002, p.26.

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OJ No. L286, 24.10.2002, p.19.

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OJ No. L295, 30.10.2002, p.11.

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OJ No. L319, 23.11.2002, p.22.

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OJ No. L23, 28.1.2003, p.22.

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OJ No. L28, 4.2.2003, p.41.

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OJ No. L33, 8.2.2003, p.28.

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OJ No. L49, 22.2.2003, p.13.

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OJ No. L51, 26.2.2003, p.19.

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OJ No. L53, 28.2.2003, p.33.

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OJ No. L62, 6.3.2003, p.24.

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OJ No. L106, 29.4.2003, p.16.

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OJ No. L124, 20.5.2003, p.19.

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OJ No. L146, 13.6.2003, p.50.

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OJ No. L165, 3.7.2003, p.21.

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OJ No. L206, 15.8.2003, p.27.

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OJ No. L229, 13.9.2003, p.19.

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OJ No. L247, 30.9.2003, p.18.

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OJ No. L295, 13.11.2003, p.81.

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OJ No. L303, 21.11.2003, p.20.

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OJ No. L324, 11.12.2003, p.17.

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OJ No. L4, 8.1.2004, p.11.

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OJ No. L15, 22.1.2004, p.18.

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OJ No. L28, 31.1.2004, p.15.

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OJ No. L64, 2.3.2004, p.36.

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OJ No. L83, 20.3.2004, p.10.

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OJ No. L104, 8.4.2004, p.110.

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OJ No. L173, 7.5.2004, p.6.

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OJ No. L180, 15.5.2004, p.24.

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OJ No. L227, 26.6.2004, p.19.

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OJ No. L235, 6.7.2004, p.5.

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OJ No. L241, 13.7.2004, p.12.

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OJ No. L353, 27.11.2004, p.23.

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OJ No. L306, 2.10.2004, p.13.

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OJ No. L322, 23.10.2004, p.5.

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OJ No. L353, 27.11.2004, p.11.

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OJ No. L370, 17.12.2004, p.6.

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OJ No. L5, 7.1.2005, p.10.

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OJ No. L31, 4.2.2005, p.4.

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OJ No. L51, 24.2.2005, p.15.

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OJ No. L121, 13.5.2005, p.62.

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OJ No. L126, 19.5.2005, p.38.

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OJ No. L141, 4.6.2005, p.8.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (TERRORIST OFFENCES) ACT 2005 (SECTION 42(6)) (USAMA BIN LADEN, AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN OF AFGHANISTAN) (FINANCIAL SANCTIONS) REGULATIONS 2005.

I, BRIAN COWEN, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 42(6) of the

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005

(No. 2 of 2005), for the purpose of giving effect to certain acts that are adopted by the institutions of the European Communities, and being of the opinion that Council Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002 of 27 May 2002

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, as amended, is for the purpose of, or will contribute to, combating terrorism through the adoption of specific restrictive measures, directed at persons, groups or entities, for the identification, detection, freezing or seizure of their assets of any kind, hereby make the following Regulations