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­Regulations Amending the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Somalia

Whereas the Security Council of the United Nations, acting under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations, adopted Resolution 733 (1992) on January 23, 1992, Resolution 751 (1992) on April 24, 1992, Resolution 1356 (2001) on June 19, 2001, Resolution 1425 (2002) on July 22, 2002, Resolution 1725 (2006) on December 6, 2006, Resolution 1744 (2007) on February 20, 2007, Resolution 1772 (2007) on August 20, 2007, Resolution 1844 (2008) on November 20, 2008 and Resolution 2036 (2012) on February 22, 2012;

And whereas it appears to the Governor in Council to be necessary to make regulations for enabling the measures set out in those resolutions to be effectively applied;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to section 2 of the United Nations Acta, hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Somalia.


a  R.S., c. U-2

Regulations Amending the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Somalia

AMENDMENTS

1. (1) The definition “Security Council Resolutions” in section 1 of the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Somalia1 is replaced by the following:

“Security Council Resolutions” means Resolution 733 (1992) of January 23, 1992, Resolution 751 (1992) of April 24, 1992, Resolution 1356 (2001) of June 19, 2001, Resolution 1425 (2002) of July 22, 2002, Resolution 1725 (2006) of December 6, 2006, Resolution 1744 (2007) of February 20, 2007, Resolution 1772 (2007) of August 20, 2007, Resolution 1844 (2008) of November 20, 2008 and Resolution 2036 (2012) of February 22, 2012, adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations. (résolutions du Conseil de sécurité)

(2) Section 1 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

“Security Council Resolution 2036” means Resolution 2036 (2012) of February 22, 2012, adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations. (résolution 2036 du Conseil de sécurité)

2. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 4:

4.1 No person in Canada and no Canadian outside Canada shall knowingly import, directly or indirectly, charcoal from Somalia or any person in Somalia, whether or not the charcoal originated in Somalia.

3. Section 6 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

6. No person in Canada shall knowingly do anything that causes, assists or promotes, or is intended to cause, assist or promote, any act or thing prohibited by sections 3 to 4.1

APPLICATION BEFORE PUBLICATION

4. For the purpose of paragraph 11‍(2)‍(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, these Regulations apply before they are published in the Canada Gazette.

COMING INTO FORCE

5. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.


1  SOR/2009-92

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Date Modified:
2012-06-13