Vol. 148, No. 21 — October 8, 2014

Registration

SOR/2014-212 September 26, 2014

UNITED NATIONS ACT

Regulations Amending the United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations

P.C. 2014-974 September 25, 2014

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to section 2 of the United Nations Act (see footnote a), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations.

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE UNITED NATIONS AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1. (1) The definitions “Committee of the Security Council”, “Guidelines of the Committee of the Security Council”, “list of the Committee of the Security Council”, “Taliban” and “Usama bin Laden or his associates” in section 1 of the United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations (see footnote 1) are repealed.

(2) The definitions “person associated with the Taliban” and “Security Council Resolutions” in section 1 of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

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

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

3. No person in Canada and no Canadian outside Canada shall knowingly provide or collect by any means, directly or indirectly, funds with the intention that the funds be used, or in the knowledge that the funds are to be used, by a person associated with the Taliban or a person associated with Al-Qaida.

3. (1) Paragraph 4(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) Paragraph 4(d) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

4. (1) Paragraph 4.1(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) Paragraph 4.1(d) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

5. Section 4.2 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

4.2 No person in Canada and no Canadian outside Canada shall knowingly export, sell, supply or ship, directly or indirectly, arms and related material, wherever situated, to a person associated with the Taliban or a person associated with Al-Qaida.

6. Section 4.3 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

4.3 No owner or master of a Canadian ship and no operator of an aircraft registered in Canada shall knowingly carry, cause to be carried or permit to be carried, directly or indirectly, arms and related material, wherever situated, that are destined for a person associated with the Taliban or a person associated with Al-Qaida.

7. Section 4.4 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

4.4 No person in Canada and no Canadian outside Canada shall knowingly provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to military activities to a person associated with the Taliban or a person associated with Al-Qaida.

8. Section 5.1 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

5.1 (1) Each of the following entities must determine on a continuing basis whether it is in possession or control of property owned or controlled by or on behalf of a person associated with the Taliban or a person associated with Al-Qaida:

(2) Every entity referred to in subsection (1) must report monthly, to the principal agency or body that supervises or regulates it under federal or provincial law, either

(3) No person contravenes subsection (2) by making a report in good faith under that subsection.

9. The portion of subsection 5.2(1) of the Regulations before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:

5.2 (1) Every person in Canada and every Canadian outside Canada must disclose without delay to the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or to the Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service

10. Subsections 5.3(1) and (2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

5.3 (1) Any Canadian or person in Canada claiming not to be a person associated with the Taliban or a person associated with Al-Qaida may petition the Minister in writing to be delisted from the 1988 Sanctions List or the Al-Qaida Sanctions List in accordance with the Guidelines of the 1988 Sanctions Committee or the Guidelines of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, as the case may be.

(2) The Minister must notify the petitioner, within 60 days after the day on which the petition is received, of his or her decision as to whether to submit the petition to the appropriate committee of the Security Council. If the petition is submitted, the Minister must submit it in accordance with the committee’s Guidelines.

11. Paragraph 5.4(2)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

12. Section 5.6 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

5.6 (1) A person claiming not to be a person whose name appears on the 1988 Sanctions List or the Al-Qaida Sanctions List may apply to the Minister for a certificate stating that the person is not the person whose name appears on the 1988 Sanctions List or the Al-Qaida Sanctions List, as the case may be.

(2) The Minister must, within 30 days after the day on which the application is received, issue a certificate to the applicant if it is established that the applicant is not the person whose name appears on the 1988 Sanctions List or the Al-Qaida Sanctions List, as the case may be.

13. Subsection 5.7(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) If the necessity of that property is established in conformity with Security Council Resolution 1452 (2002) of December 20, 2002, the Minister must issue a certificate

14. Paragraph 6(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

APPLICATION BEFORE PUBLICATION

15. 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

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

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Issues

The adoption of Resolutions 1988 (2011) and 1989 (2011) split the Consolidated List of the Security Council into the Al-Qaida Sanctions List (also referred to as the 1267/1989 List) and the Taliban Sanctions List (also referred to as the 1988 List). The current United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations (the Regulations) refer only to the 1267 List, and must be updated to reflect the creation of the 1988 List to ensure full implementation of the decisions of the United Nations Security Council. Technical amendments to the Regulations, such as clarifying the definition of a member of the Taliban or a member of Al-Qaida, are being proposed to rectify this situation.

On May 9, 2013, the Government of Canada listed the Taliban as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code, which contains prohibitions on various activities and transactions with respect to listed entities. However, persons in Canada and Canadians abroad were already prohibited from undertaking similar activities and transactions with respect to the Taliban under the Regulations. Such a “double-listing” situation, with overlapping prohibitions, can be problematic for enforcement of offences. In order to resolve this situation, and in keeping with long-standing government policy of avoiding situations where entities are listed under more than one piece of legislation, the offences pertaining to the Taliban in the Regulations need to be removed.

Background

The United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations (the Regulations) were made in 1999 under the United Nations Act (the Act). The Act was made in respect of Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations, which requires that all UN member states apply measures required to give effect to any of the decisions of the United Nations Security Council adopted under Chapter 7. The Regulations implement in Canadian domestic law the binding elements of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999) and its successor resolutions.

Objectives

The proposed regulatory amendment aims to

  1. Update the Regulations to reflect the splitting of the Consolidated List into the Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions regimes, per Resolutions 1988 (2011) and 1989 (2011) of the United Nations Security Council, in order to bring Canada into compliance with its obligations as a member of the United Nations; and
  2. Remove the prohibitions with respect to the Taliban from the Regulations, thereby eliminating the present problematic situation of double-listing.

Description

The proposed amendment to the Regulations will reflect the split of the United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions List into two separate lists.

Additionally, the proposed amendment will remove the prohibitions with respect to the Taliban as an entity. Individuals and entities associated with the Taliban will remain listed, reflecting the Taliban Sanctions List established by Resolution 1988.

“One-for-One” Rule

The “One-for-One” Rule does not apply to this proposal, as there is no change in administrative costs to business.

Small business lens

The small business lens does not apply to this proposal, as there are no costs to small business.

Consultation

The Privy Council Office, the Department of Justice, Public Safety Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Department of Finance, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service were consulted and are supportive of the amendment to the Regulations.

Rationale

This regulatory amendment will allow Canada to fully comply with United Nations Security Council sanctions against the Taliban, Al-Qaida and their affiliates, while also rectifying the present situation of a double-listing under Canadian legislation.

Implementation, enforcement and service standards

Compliance is ensured by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Every person who contravenes provisions of the Regulations is liable, upon conviction, to the punishments set out in section 3 of the United Nations Act.

Contacts

Mr. Mark Berman
Director
International Crime and Terrorism
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0G2
Telephone: 613-996-1430
Fax: 613-944-4827
Email: mark.berman@international.gc.ca

Mr. Keith Morrill
Director
United Nations, Human Rights and Economic Law
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0G2
Telephone: 613-992-6296
Fax: 613-992-2467
Email: keith.morrill@international.gc.ca