United Nations Sanctions (Libya) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2020 gazetted
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     The Government today (May 15) gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Libya) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2020 (the Amendment Regulation), which came into operation today.

     "The Amendment Regulation implements sanctions against Libya as renewed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) under Resolution 2509," a Government spokesman said.

     The sanctions renewed by the Amendment Regulation include:
 
  • prohibition against loading, transport or discharge of petroleum from Libya aboard ships designated by the relevant UNSC Sanctions Committee;
 
  • prohibition against engaging in financial transactions related to any petroleum from Libya aboard ships designated by the relevant UNSC Sanctions Committee;
 
  • prohibition against the provision of certain services to ships designated by the relevant UNSC Sanctions Committee; and
 
  • prohibition against ships designated by the relevant UNSC Sanctions Committee from entering waters of Hong Kong.

Ends/Friday, May 15, 2020
Issued at HKT 11:00

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