Bill 24 2022 - Prevention of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2022

[23rd S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 ] Preven tion of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2022 1 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL PREVENTION OF TERRORISM (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 (Bill No. 24 of 2022) OBJECTS AND REASONS This Bill seeks to amend the Prevention of Terrorism Act to provide for the need for communications made to financial institutions and designated non- financial businesses or professions to be done so without delay; to ensure that orders made by the Minister to prohibit funds being made available to persons living in foreign states to commit crimes under this act are done so immediately upon designation by the relevant UN Sanctions Committee. Dated this 23rd day of September, 2022. ERROL FONSEKA MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS ——————— [23rd S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 ] Preven tion of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2022 2 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL PREVENTION OF TERRORISM (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 (Bill No. 24 of 2022) A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM ACT, CAP. 179, TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE NEED FOR COMMUNICATIONS MADE TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND DESIGNATED NON-FINANCIAL BUSINESSES OR PROFESSIONS TO BE DONE SO WITHOUT DELAY; TO ENSURE ORDERS MADE BY MINISTER TO PROHIBIT FUNDS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS LIVING IN FOREIGN STATES TO COMMIT CRIMES UNDER THIS ACT ARE DONE SO IMMEDIATELY UPON DESIGNATION BY THE RELEVANT UN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2022. [23rd S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 ] Preven tion of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2022 3 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL Amendment of section 20E Cap.179 2. Section 20E (“Power to prohibit making funds available to proliferation financing”) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act Cap.179 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) is hereby amended in — (a) subsection (3) by the insertion of the words “without delay” after the word “communicated”; (b) subsection (4) by the insertion of the words “or other actions taken in compliance with the requirements of the relevant UNSCRs, including attempted transactions” after “subsection (1)”. Amendment of section 20H Cap.179 3. Section 20H (“Power to prohibit making funds available to persons in foreign states to commit proliferation financing”)is amended by the repeal of subsection (1) and substitution as follows — “20H.(1) Where a person living outside Seychelles has been designated by the relevant UN Sanctions Committee, the Minister shall, by Order published in the Gazette prohibit (a) all persons in Seychelles (including non- Seychellois); (b) all citizens of Seychelles residing outside Seychelles; from making funds available to, or for the use or benefit of, the first mentioned person who shall be named in the Order or be identified by reference to a description of persons set out in the Order.”