S.I. No. 727/2011 - European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) (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 further effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 329/2007 of 27 March 20071 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 117/2008 of 28 January 20082 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 389/2009 of 12 May 20093 , Commission Regulation (EC) No. 689/2009 of 29 July 20094 , Council Regulation (EU) No. 1283/2009 of 22 December 20095 , Council Regulation (EU) No. 567/2010 of 29 June 20106 and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1251/2010 of 22 December 20107 hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. | ||
2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulation 2007 ( S.I. No. 254 of 2007 ). | ||
3. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting the following Regulation for Regulation 2: | ||
“2. In these Regulations ‘Council Regulation’ means Council Regulation (EC) No. 329/2007 of 27 March 20071, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 117/2008 of 28 January 20082, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 389/2009 of 12 May 20093, Regulation (EC) No. 689/2009 of 29 July 20094, Council Regulation (EU) No. 1283/2009 of 22 December 20095, Council Regulation (EU) No. 567/2010 of 29 June 20106 and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1251/2010 of 22 December 2010.”. | ||
4. Regulation 2A of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (1): | ||
“(1) A person who contravenes— | ||
(a) Article 2(1)(a), 2(1)(b) or 2(3), | ||
(b) Article 3(1)(a) or 3(1)(c), | ||
(c) Article 3(1)(e) in so far as it relates to Article 3(1)(a) or 3(1)(c), or | ||
(d) Article 4(a) or 4(b), | ||
is guilty of an offence.”. | ||
5. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting the following Regulation for Regulation 4: | ||
“4. Summary proceedings for an offence under these Regulations may be brought and prosecuted by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.”. | ||
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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 S.I. No. 254 of 2007 , which provides for certain restrictive measures in respect of certain items, materials, equipment, goods and technology, that could contribute to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missiles-related programmes. | ||
1 OJ No. L88, 29.3.2007, p. 1. 2 OJ No. L35, 9.2.2008, p. 57. 3 OJ No. L118, 13.5.2009, p 78. 4 OJ No. L199, 31.7.2009. p. 3. 5 OJ No. L346, 23.12.2009, p. 1. |
