Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS (SANCTIONS--CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) REGULATION 2014 - REG 9

  (1)   A person may apply to the Minister for a permit to make a sanctioned supply.

Note:   Section   13A of the Act applies to a permit granted under this section.

  (2)   The Minister may grant the permit only if the sanctioned supply is one of the following :

  (a)   a supply that is intended solely for the support of, or use by, any of the following:

  (i)   MINUSCA;

  (ii)   a European Union training mission deployed in the Central African Republic;

  (iii)   French forces under the conditions provided by paragraph   52 of Resolution 2499 ;

  (iv)   the forces of a Member State providing assistance as mentioned in paragraph   11(2)(a);

  (b)   a supply of non - lethal equipment that:

  (i)   is intended solely for the support of, or use in, the Central African Republic process of security sector reform, in coordination with MINUSCA; and

  (ii)   has been notified in advance to the Committee;

  (c)   a supply that:

  (i)   is to be brought into the Central African Republic by Chadian or Sudanese forces solely for their use in international patrols of the tripartite force established on 23   May 2011 in Khartoum by the Central African Republic, Chad and Sudan, to enhance security in the common border areas, in cooperation with MINUSCA; and

  (ii)   has been approved in advance by the Committee;

  (d)   a supply of non - lethal military equipment that:

  (i)   is intended solely for humanitarian or protective use; and

  (ii)   has been notified in advance to the Committee;

  (e)   a supply of protective clothing that is to be temporarily exported to the Central African Republic by any of the following, for their personal use only:

  (i)   a member of the personnel of the United Nations;

  (ii)   a representative of the media;

  (iii)   a humanitarian or development worker;

  (iv)   a person associated with a person mentioned in subparagraphs   ( i) to (iii);

  (f)   a supply of small arms or other related equipment that:

  (i)   is intended solely for use in international - led patrols providing security in the Sangha River Tri - national Protected Area , or by armed wildlife rangers of the Chinko Project and the Bamingui - Bangoran National Park, to defend against poaching, smuggling of ivory or arms, or other activities contrary to the national laws of the Central African Republic or the Central African Republic's international legal obligations; and

  (ii)   has been notified in advance to the Committee;

  (g)   a supply of goods covered by subsection   (2A) to the Central African Republic security forces (including State civilian law enforcement institutions) that:

  (i)   is intended solely for the support of, or use in, the Central African Republic process of security sector reform; and

  (ii)   has been notified in advance to the Committee;

  (h)   another supply of arms or related matériel that has been approved in advance by the Committee.

  (2A)   For the purposes of paragraph   (2)(g), this subsection covers the following:

  (a)   weapons with a calibre of 14.5 millimetres or less;

  (b)   ammunition or components specially designed for such weapons;

  (c)   unarmed ground military vehicles;

  (d)   ground military vehicles mounted with weapons with a calibre of 14.5 millimetres or less;

  (e)   rocket - propelled grenade launchers and ammunition for such launchers.

  ( 3 )   The permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.