S.L. 653.7 Art. 6Prior authorisation from the Sanctions Monitoring Board. 3

(1) The Sanctions Monitoring Board may, in its absolute discretion, following a request for authorisation submitted in terms of sub-regulation (2), grant prior authorisation for vessels to be exported, transhipped or transferred from Malta to Libya.

(2) The request for an authorisation shall be submitted by the seller, the exporter or his representative or broker, hereinafter referred to as "the applicant", to the Director responsible for trade and the request shall be accompanied with the following documentation:

(a) details and photos of the vessels in question;

(b) a declaration as to whether the vessels are new or second hand;

(c) details of the exporter;

(d) details of the end user;

(e) a declaration signed by the end user relating to the purpose of the vessels:

Provided that Director of Trade may request further information or documentation as deemed necessary.

(3) Upon receipt of a request for authorisation accompanied with the necessary information and documentation in accordance with sub-regulation (2), the Director responsible for trade shall forward the request to the Sanctions Monitoring Board.

(4) The Sanctions Monitoring Board shall, within a period of thirty (30) working days of receiving the request for authorisation and the necessary information and documentation, take a decision whether the export should be authorised and communicate such decision to the applicant.

(5) The decision issued by the Sanctions Monitoring Board shall be final and not subject to appeal.

(6) No vessel as defined in regulation 3 shall leave Malta without authorisation issued by the Sanctions Monitoring Board in accordance with this regulation.