376 tal-2003 - Regolamenti tal-2003 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar il-Kontroll fl-Esportazzjoni ta’ Tagħmir Militari

L.N. 376 of 2003

NATIONAL INTEREST (ENABLING POWERS) ACT

(CAP. 365)

Military Equipment (Export Control) (Amendment)

Regulations, 2003

BY virtue of the powers vested in him by article 3(3) of the National

Interest (Enabling Powers) Act, the Prime Minister has made the

following regulations>-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Military Equipment Citation

commencement.

(Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003 and they shall be

read and construed as one with the Military Equipment (Export Control) L.N. 269 of 2001

Regulations, 2001, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the day

immediately following the date of their publication in the Gazette.

In regulation 2 of the principal regulations, immediately after Amends regulation

the definition “Act”, there shall be inserted the following definitions> 2 regulations.

“broker” means any natural or legal person engaged in

brokering activities<

“brokering activities” means activities of persons and entities>

(a) negotiating or arranging transactions that may

involve the transfer of items listed in the Manual from any

country, including Malta, to any other country< or

(b) who buy, sell or arrange the transfer of such items

that are in their ownership from any country, including Malta,

to any other country<”.

Immediately after regulation 4 of the principal regulations, Adds new

regulation 4A to the

there shall be inserted the following new regulation>-

principal

regulations.

(1) Prior to engaging in any brokering activities

“Brokering

activities.

relating to the transfer of any item listed in the Manual, brokers

must submit a written application to the Director for the issue

of a licence to act as a broker, therein providing all the relevant

information requested by the Director.

(2) No person shall engage himself in any brokering

activity relating to the transfer from any country, including

Malta, to any other country of any item listed in the Manual

unless>

(a) he is in possession of a licence issued by the

Director to act as a broker< and

(b) an authorisation is granted by the Director for

the transfer of such item.”.

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