S.I. No. 677/2003 - European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

I, Mary Harney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purposes of giving effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1891/2003 of 27 October 2003¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1.      These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

2.      The European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Liberia) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 407 of 2003 ) are amended -

(a)      by substituting the following for Regulation 2:

“2. A person shall not contravene Council Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2003 of 16 June 2003² as amended by Council Regulation (EC No. 1891/2003 of 27 October 2003.”,

and

(b)      by inserting the following after Regulation 4:

“5.     An offence under these Regulations may be prosecuted by the Minister.”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The effect of this Order is to amend the Statutory Instrument that provided for penalties for infringements of the EU Council Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2003 which extended certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia and introduced a ban on the importation of round logs and timber products originating in Liberia. These amendments give effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1891/2003.

¹ OJ No. L 278, 29.10.2003, p.31

² OJ No. L 150, 18.06.2003, p.1