S.I. No. 726/2011 - European Union (Restrictive Measures) (Syria) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th January, 2012. | ||
I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving full effect to Council Regulation (EU) No. 442/2011 of 9 May 20111 , as amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 504/2011 of 23 May 20112 , Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 611/2011 of 23 June 20113 , Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 755/2011 of 1 August 20114 , Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 843/2011 of 23 August 20115 and Council Regulation (EU) No. 878/2011 of 2 September 20116 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Restrictive Measures) (Syria) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. | ||
2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Syria) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 314 of 2011 ). | ||
3. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (1): | ||
“(1) In these Regulations ‘Council Regulation’ means Council Regulation (EU) No. 442/2011 of 9 May 20111, as amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 504/2011 of 23 May 20112, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 611/2011 of 23 June 20113, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 755/2011 of 1 August 20114, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 843/2011 of 23 August 20115 and Council Regulation (EU) No. 878/2011 of 2 September 20116.”. | ||
4. The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting the following Regulation after Regulation 4: | ||
“4A.Subject to Article 3b, a person who contravenes— | ||
(a) Article 3a(a), | ||
(b) Article 3a(b), | ||
(c) Article 3a(c), or | ||
(d) Article 3a(e), in so far as it relates to Article 3a(a), 3a(b) or 3a(c), | ||
is guilty of an offence.”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
5 December 2011. | ||
RICHARD BRUTON, | ||
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
The effect of these Regulations is to amend Statutory Instrument No. 314 of 2011, which provides for penalties for infringements of Council Regulation (EU) No. 442 of 9 May 2011 concerning certain restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. | ||
1 OJ No. L 121, 10.5.2011, p. 1 2 OJ No. L 136, 24.5.2011, p. 45 3 OJ No. L 164, 24.6.2011, p. 1 4 OJ No. L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 33 |