The United Nations has imposed general measures regarding terrorism and more specifically regarding Al-Qa’ida and the Taliban.

• The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2001 (SI 2001/3363). 
• The Al- Qa’ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2002 (SI 2002/258).

The full text of the above Statutory Instruments is available through the links to the right of this page. The Law Officers of the Crown have issued information regarding the obligations contained within these Orders. The information is available through the link to the right of this page

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The United Nations and the European Union have also each imposed sanctions against specified countries and/or those who are or were involved in their government. Any person or body considering entering into any form of financial or other type of business relationship that is in any way connected with the countries or subjects referred to in those sanctions must exercise great caution and closely consider the details contained within the sanctions orders and associated local ordinances.

Many of the sanctions prohibit the provision of financial services or assistance to named individuals or entities. The full list of individuals and entities may be found in the financial sanctions section of the HM Treasury website at: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/fin_sanctions_index.htm

The Asset Freezing Unit offers a free subscription facility for notification by e-mail when a Financial Sanctions-related release is published on their website and the consolidated list of targets is updated.  To subscribe send an email from the email address to be subscribed to AFUsubscribe@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk  with the words SUBSCRIBE SANCTIONS in the subject field.  Please provide your name, company name, address and telephone number as appropriate.

Copies of Statutory Instruments (SI’s), which apply in the Bailiwick, regarding sanctions may be obtained from the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website which lists all draft and current UK SI’s passed since 1987: www.opsi.gov.uk/stat.htm  

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) website contains a page which lists all current UK Export Controls and Sanctions in force. This can be accessed through the “Business and Trade” section of the FCO website. The FCO website also contains a link to the OPSI, UN and EU websites enabling the searching of these sites for current UK, UN and EU sanctions and trade embargoes:  www.fco.gov.uk

Copies of local Ordinances relating to sanctions can be obtained from www.guernseylegalresources.gg or from the Greffe at The Royal Court Building, St Peter Port, Guernsey.
 
It should be noted that any breach of sanctions may result in criminal prosecution and the imposition of a lengthy prison sentence and /or a heavy fine. If in doubt as to your position in relation to sanctions you should take professional legal advice.