Commencement:  2 April 2002

IMMIGRATION (ANTI-TERRORISM) REGULATIONS

Order 7 of 2002

To give effect to Resolution 1267 (1999), 1269 (1999), 1333 (2000) and 1390 (2002) of the United Nations Security Council.

Interpretation
In these regulations:

“entity” means an individual, a group of individuals, a body corporate, an unincorporated association or organization, or any other body.

“terrorist entity” means the Taliban, Al-Qaida or any other entity designated from time to time:

(a)	by the Committee established by paragraph 6 of Resolution 1267 (1999) of the United Nations Security Council; or

by or under one or more other resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.

Prohibited persons
An individual is prohibited from entering Vanuatu, including its territorial waters if he or she:

is or is reasonably suspected of being a terrorist entity; or

is or is reasonably suspected of being a member of a terrorist entity.

An individual must not be granted asylum in Vanuatu if he or she:

is or is reasonably suspected of being a terrorist entity; or

(b) 	is or is reasonably suspected of being a member of a terrorist entity; or

(c) 	has engaged or is reasonably suspected of having engaged in an act of terrorism; or

(d) 	has funded, directly or indirectly, or is reasonably suspected of having funded, directly or indirectly, terrorism or acts of terrorism.