Cap 537AW s 5 Prohibition against procurement of certain items by certain persons (United Nations Sanctions (Libya) Regulation 2011; UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	537AW	Title:	United Nations Sanctions (Libya) Regulation 2011	Gazette Number:	L.N. 114 of 2011
Section:	5	Heading:	Prohibition against procurement of certain items by certain persons	Version Date:	30/06/2011

(1) This section applies to—

(a) a person acting in the HKSAR; and

(b) a person acting outside the HKSAR who is—

(i) both a Hong Kong permanent resident and a Chinese national; or

(ii) a body incorporated or constituted under the law of the HKSAR.

(2) A person must not procure, agree to procure, directly or indirectly, or do any act likely to promote the procurement of any prohibited goods—

(a) from Libya; or

(b) from a person connected with Libya.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) 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.

(4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (3) to prove that the person did not know and had no reason to believe—

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

(b) that the goods concerned were—

(i) from Libya; or

(ii) from a person connected with Libya.