Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations

Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the attacks by Hamas against the State of Israel that started on October 7, 2023 constitute a grave breach of international peace and security that has resulted in a serious international crisis;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations under paragraph 4(1)(a)^a and subsections 4(1.1)^b, (2)^c and (3) of the Special Economic Measures Act^d.

^a S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 438(1)

^b S.C. 2017, c. 21, s. 17(2)

^c S.C. 2023, c. 26, ss. 254(2) to (4)

^d S.C. 1992, c. 17

Amendments

1 The schedule to the Special Economic Measures (Hamas Terrorist Attacks) Regulations¹ is amended by adding the following after the heading “Persons”:

¹ SOR/2024-17

PART 1

Individuals

2 Part 1 of the schedule to these Regulations is amended by adding the following after item 15:

16. Abdelbasit Hamza Elhassan Mohamed Khair (born on August 28, 1955)
17. Muhammad Ahmad Abd Al-Dayim Nasrallah (born on October 3, 1964)
18. Ahmed M. M. Alaqad (born on November 21, 1978)
19. Nasser Al Sheikh Ali (born on May 24, 1970)
20. Samir ‘Abd Al-Muin ‘Abd Hirzallah (born on January 11, 1978)
21. Thair Abd Al Raziq Shukri Hirzallah (born on October 14, 1974)
22. Muhammad Fallah Kamil Hirzallah (born on September 9, 1989)
23. Na’im Kamil Raghib Hirzallah (born on September 16, 1966)
24. Salah Kamil Raghib Hirzallah (born on January 8, 1960)

PART 2

Entities

1. Herzallah Exchange and General Trading Company LLC
2. Samir Herzallah and Brothers for Money Exchange and Remittances

Application Before Publication

3 For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, these Regulations apply according to their terms before they are published in the Canada Gazette.

Coming into Force

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