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UNITED NATIONS (ANTI-TERRORISM
MEASURES) ORDINANCE

Ord. No. 27 of 2002
A1983


(2) Where a person is designated by the Committee as a terrorist associate, the Chief Executive may publish a notice in the Gazette specifying the name or names of the person.

(3) Where any property is designated by the Committee as terrorist property, the Chief Executive may publish a notice in the Gazette specifying the property.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that a notice under subsection (1), (2) or (3) is not subsidiary legislation.

(5) For the purposes of this Ordinance, it shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that—

(a) a person specified in a notice under subsection (1) is a terrorist;
(b) a person specified in a notice under subsection (2) is a terrorist associate;
(c) property specified in a notice under subsection (3) is terrorist property.

(6) Where—

(a) a person or property is specified in a notice under subsection (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be; and
(b) the person or property ceases to be designated by the Committee as a terrorist, terrorist associate or terrorist property, as the case may be,

then—

(c) immediately upon the occurrence of that cesser, the notice shall be deemed to be revoked to the extent that it relates to the person or property, as the case may be; and
(d) the Chief Executive shall, as soon as is practicable and for information purposes, publish a notice in the Gazette stating that the first-mentioned notice has been revoked to the extent that it relates to the person or property, as the case may be (or words to the like effect).

5. Specification by Court of First Instance of persons and property as terrorists, terrorist associates or terrorist property

(1) The Chief Executive may make an application to the Court of First Instance for an order to specify—

(a) the person the subject of the application as a terrorist or terrorist associate; or
(b) the property the subject of the application as terrorist property.