Hong Kong Regulations

UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS (CÔTE D’IVOIRE) REGULATION - SECT 6

Offences in respect of carriage of certain goods destined for Côte d'Ivoire

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) For the purposes of subsection (2), "specified person" (指明人士),
means—

   (a)  in relation to a ship registered in the HKSAR, the owner or master of
        the ship;

   (b)  in relation to any other ship—

        (i)    the person to whom the ship is for the time being chartered; or

        (ii)   the master of the ship, if the master is within the HKSAR or is
               both a Hong Kong permanent resident and a Chinese national;

   (c)  in relation to an aircraft registered in the HKSAR, the operator or
        commander of the aircraft;

   (d)  in relation to any other aircraft—

        (i)    the person to whom the aircraft is for the time being
               chartered;

        (ii)   the operator of the aircraft, if the operator is within the
               HKSAR, is both a Hong Kong permanent resident and a Chinese
               national, or is a body incorporated or constituted under the
               law of the HKSAR; or

        (iii)  the commander of the aircraft, if the commander is within the
               HKSAR or is both a Hong Kong permanent resident and a Chinese
               national; or

   (e)  in relation to a vehicle, the operator or driver of the vehicle.

(2) If a ship, aircraft or vehicle is used in contravention of section 5(1),
each specified person commits an offence and is liable—

   (a)  on conviction on indictment to a fine and to imprisonment for 7 years;
        or

   (b)  on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6
        months.

(3) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (2), it is a defence
for a person charged to prove that he did not know and had no reason to
believe—

   (a)  that the goods concerned were prohibited goods; or

   (b)  that the carriage of the goods concerned was, or formed part of,
        carriage—

        (i)    from a place outside Côte d'Ivoire to a place in Côte
               d'Ivoire;

        (ii)   to, or to the order of, a person connected with Côte d'Ivoire;
               or

        (iii)  to a destination for the purpose of delivery, directly or
               indirectly, to Côte d'Ivoire or to, or to the order of, a
               person connected with Côte d'Ivoire.

"specified person" (指明人士)