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SR 1994 No. 156 Regulations as amended, taking into account amendments up to SR 1997 No. 392
Registered 19 Mar 2010
Start Date 24 Dec 1997
End Date 15 Sep 1999
Date of repeal 27 Feb 2003
Repealed by Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions - Angola) Repeal Regulations 2003

Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Angola) Regulations

SR 1994 No. 156 as amended

made under the

Consolidated as in force on 22 June 1998

(includes amendments up to SR 1997 No. 392

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra


Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Angola) Regulations

SR 1994 No. 156 as amended

made under the

Charter of the United Nations Act 1945

Contents

                        1     Citation [see Note 1]                                                        2

                      1A     Object                                                                            2

                        2     Interpretation                                                                   2

                        4     Prohibition on supplying certain goods within Angola          3

                        5     Flights by certain aircraft                                                  3

                        6     Prohibition of certain transactions relating to aircraft           4

                        7     Restriction on use of Australian aircraft and ships               5

Schedule 1       Prescribed entry points                                            6

Schedule 2       Goods to which regulation 4 applies                    7

 


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1       Citation [see Note 1]

                These Regulations may be cited as the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Angola) Regulations.

1A     Object

                The object of these Regulations is to assist in giving effect to resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nation, by preventing:

                (a)    the supply of military and similar goods, petroleum and petroleum products to UNITA; and

               (b)    flights of aircraft by or for UNITA; and

                (c)    the supply of any aircraft, or aircraft components, to UNITA; and

               (d)    the insurance, engineering and servicing of UNITA aircraft.

2       Interpretation

                In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

petroleum means:

                (a)    a naturally occurring hydrocarbon in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; or

               (b)    a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; or

                (c)    a naturally occurring mixture of a hydrocarbon, or hydrocarbons, in a gaseous, liquid or solid state and one or more of the following:

                          (i)    hydrogen sulphate;

                         (ii)    nitrogen;

                         (iii)    helium;

                        (iv)    carbon dioxide.

petroleum product means:

                (a)    a hydrocarbon, or mixture of hydrocarbons, produced:

                          (i)    by subjecting petroleum to a process of refining; or

                         (ii)    from a naturally occurring mineral from which any hydrocarbon, whether in the gaseous, liquid or solid state, may be produced; or

               (b)    a mixture of a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons so produced with one or more other substances.

prescribed entry point means a place in Angola specified in Schedule 1.

Resolution 1127 means Resolution 1127 (1997) of the Security Council of the United Nations, as affected by Resolutions 1130 (1997) and 1135 (1997).

UNITA means União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola.

4       Prohibition on supplying certain goods within Angola

         (1)   A citizen of Australia who is outside Australia must not, intentionally or recklessly, supply to a person goods specified in Schedule 2 if:

                (a)    the goods are to be delivered to a place in Angola; and

               (b)    the first place in Angola at which the goods are to be delivered is not a prescribed entry point.

                Penalty:     50 penalty units.

5       Flights by certain aircraft

         (1)   A person in Australia must not permit, or purport to permit, an aircraft to take off from, or land in, Australia if the aircraft  is destined to land at, or has taken off from, a place in the territory of Angola other than a place nominated by the Government of Angola, under subparagraph 4 (d) of Resolution 1127, to the Committee established under Resolution 864 (1993).

         (2)   Subregulation (1) does not apply to action in response to a medical emergency, or flights carrying food, medicine or other supplies essential for humanitarian needs approved, under paragraph 5 of Resolution 1127, by the Committee established under Resolution 864 (1993).

                Penalty:     50 penalty units.

6       Prohibition of certain transactions relating to aircraft

         (1)   A person in Australia, or a citizen of Australia who is outside Australia, must not, intentionally or recklessly, enter into, or continue to engage in, an arrangement with a person:

                (a)    to make available for operation within Angola an aircraft; or

               (b)    to make available for use within Angola a component of an aircraft; or

                (c)    to provide engineering or maintenance servicing of:

                          (i)    an aircraft registered under a law of Angola; or

                         (ii)    a component of such an aircraft; or

               (d)    to provide a certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft registered under a law of Angola; or

                (e)    to pay an insurance claim made after the commencement of these Regulations in relation to an aircraft registered under a law of Angola; or

                (f)    to provide new, or renewed, direct insurance of an aircraft registered under a law of Angola.

                Penalty:     50 penalty units.

         (2)   Subregulation (1) does not apply:

                (a)    for paragraphs (a) and (b)—to provision of an aircraft, or aircraft component, through a point of entry nominated by the Government of Angola, under subparagraph 4 (d) of Resolution 1127, to the Committee established under Resolution 864 (1993); or

               (b)    for paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f)—to provision of a service or thing in relation to an aircraft:

                          (i)    that has entered Angola through a point of entry that is a place described in subregulation 5 (1); or

                         (ii)    nominated by the Government of Angola, under subparagraph 4 (d) of Resolution 1127, to the Committee established under Resolution 864 (1993).

7       Restriction on use of Australian aircraft and ships

         (1)   The owner, pilot in command or operator of an aircraft registered in Australia under the Civil Aviation Act 1988 must not allow, intentionally or recklessly, the aircraft to be used:

                (a)    to supply to a person goods mentioned in Schedule 2 if:

                          (i)    the goods are to be delivered to a place in Angola: and

                         (ii)    the first place in Angola at which the goods are to be delivered is not a prescribed entry point; or

               (b)    in relation to a matter proscribed by paragraph 6 (1) (a), (b) or (c).

         (2)   The owner, master or operator of a ship registered in Australia under the Shipping Registration Act 1981 must not allow, intentionally or recklessly, the ship to be used:

                (a)    to supply to a person goods mentioned in Schedule 2 if:

                          (i)    the goods are to be delivered to a place in Angola: and

                         (ii)    the first place in Angola at which the goods are to be delivered is not a prescribed entry point; or

               (b)    in relation to a matter proscribed by paragraph 6 (1) (a), (b) or (c).

         (3)   This regulation has extra-territorial operation, according to its terms.

                Penalty:     50 penalty units.


Schedule 1        Prescribed entry points

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regulation 2

 

Column 1 Item

Column 2
Places in Angola

1

The airport at Luanda

2

The airport at Katumbela in Benguela Province

3

The port at Luanda

4

The port at Lobito in Benguela Province

5

The port at Namibe in Namibe Province

6

Malongo in Cabinda Province

Schedule 2        Goods to which regulation 4 applies

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regulation 4

 

Column 1 Item

Column 2
Goods

1

Goods of a kind to which regulation 13E of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations applies

2

Parts designed for goods referred to in Item 1

3

Petroleum and petroleum products


Notes to the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Angola) Regulations

Note 1

The Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Angola) Regulations (in force under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945) as shown in this reprint comprises Statutory Rules 1994 No. 156 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

 

Year and
number

Date of
notification in
Gazette

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

1994 No. 156

8 June 1994

8 June 1994

 

1997 No. 392

24 Dec 1997

24 Dec 1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

R. 1A........................................

ad. 1997 No. 392

R. 2..........................................

am. 1997 No. 392

R. 3..........................................

rep. 1997 No. 392

R. 4..........................................

am. 1997 No. 392

R. 5..........................................

ad. 1997 No. 392

R. 6..........................................

ad. 1997 No. 392

R. 7..........................................

ad. 1997 No. 392

Schedule 2.............................

am. 1997 No. 392