53. (1) A person or entity shall not facilitate the acquisition, transportation or other transactions relating to firearms, explosives, chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons or their components within or through the Republic on behalf of a designated person or entity or nationally listed person, group, entity, terrorist organisation or proliferation related entity or for the benefit of that designated or nationally listed person or entity. (2) A person who knows or reasonably suspects that a transaction under subsection (1) is about to take place shall notify an authorised officer immediately that person becomes aware of that transaction or as soon as practicable after that person becomes aware of the transaction. (3) An authorised officer who receives information under subsection (2) shall take immediate steps to prevent the performance or conclusion of the transaction. (4) A person within or outside the Republic commits an offence if that person, directly or indirectly— Prohibition of procuring, supplying, provision, import or export of weapons, arms and related materials, sanctioned items and technical advice, services, assistance and training (a) procures, supplies, delivers, sells, brokers, or transfers, imports or exports; (b) agrees to procure, supply, deliver, sell, broker, transfer, import or export; or (c) does any act calculated to promote the procurement, supply, delivery, brokering, sale, transfer, import or export, of items which are subject to sanctions, firearms, explosives, chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons or their components and related material of all types including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and their spare parts, inclusive of technical advice, services, assistance, or training related to military acts or terrorism to or from— (i) a designated person or entity or nationally listed person, group or entity; (ii) a person or entity controlled or owned directly or indirectly by a designated person or entity or nationally listed person, group, entity, terrorist organisation or proliferation related entity referred to in paragraph (a); or 446 No. 30 of 2024] Anti-Terrorism and Non-Proliferation (Amendment) (iii) a person or entity acting on behalf of, or at the direction, of a designated person or entity or nationally listed person, group or entity mentioned in paragraph (a), using a Zambian or non-Zambian flagged vessel or aircraft or aircraft registered in the Republic. (5) A person who commits an offence under subsection (4) is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for life. (6) A person commits an offence if that person directly or indirectly— (a) procures, supplies, delivers, sells, brokers, transfers, imports or exports; (b) agrees to procure, supply, deliver, sell, broker, transfer, import or export; or (c) does any act calculated to promote the procurement, supply, delivery, sale, brokering, transfer, import or export, of items which are not subject to sanctions, to or from, or brokered by— (i) a designated person or entity or nationally listed person, group or entity; (ii) a person or entity controlled or owned directly or indirectly by a designated person or entity or nationally listed person, group or entity referred to in paragraph (a); or (iii) a person or entity acting on behalf of, or at the direction of a designated person or entity or nationally listed person, group or entity referred to in paragraph (a) using a Zambian or non-Zambian flagged vessel or aircraft registered in the Republic, shall— (A) follow the requirements of the applicable United Nations Sanctions Committee; Anti-Terrorism and Non-Proliferation [No. 30 of 2024 447 (Amendment) (B) verify the end use and end use location of such items; and (C) notify the relevant Security Council Sanctions Committee and where applicable, the International Atomic Energy Agency, within ten days of the supply, sale or transfer of those items. (7) An officer of customs or an authorised officer may— (a) search and inspect all cargo to and from a designated country, including cargo on an aircraft or a vessel, where reasonable grounds, or a reasonable basis, exist to suspect or believe a violation of applicable United Nations Security Council Resolutions and sanctions related to terrorism, terrorism financing, proliferation or proliferation financing; (b) seize any items subject to sanctions, arms and related material of all types including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and their spare parts, where reasonable grounds exist to suspect a violation of applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions and sanctions relating to terrorism, terrorism financing, proliferation and proliferation financing; or (c) cause the disposal of any items subject to sanctions, arms and related materials of all types including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and their spare parts, where reasonable grounds exist to suspect a violation of applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions and sanctions relating to terrorism, terrorism financing, proliferation or proliferation financing. (8) Where a search and inspection is refused by a flagged vessel of another State, the officer of customs or an authorised officer shall— 448 No. 30 of 2024] Anti-Terrorism and Non-Proliferation (Amendment) (a) through the Ministry responsible for foreign affairs, request the flag State permission to carry out a cargo search and inspection; and (b) where a requested flag State refuses a search and inspection under paragraph (a), request the flag State, through the Ministry responsible for foreign affairs, to instruct the vessel to proceed to an appropriate and convenient port for the required search and inspection. (9) Where a search is still refused under subsection(8), an officer of customs or an authorised officer shall impound the vessel and conduct the search in accordance with this section or deny the flagged vessel entry into the territory of the Republic. (10) An officer of customs or an authorised officer shall inform the Centre of the action taken within seven days after— (a) conducting a search and inspection of cargo under subsection (7)(a); (b) seizure of an item subject to sanctions under subsection (7)(b); or (c) disposal of an item subject to sanctions under subsection (7)(c). (11) A person, entity and any officer of customs or an authorised officer, shall cause the refusal of any bunkering service to be provided to a vessel or aircraft, where— (a) reasonable grounds exist to suspect a United Nations Security Council resolution or sanctions violation; or (b) a search or inspection is refused under this section, except where those services are necessary for humanitarian purposes or until such time as the cargo has been inspected, or seized and disposed of, if necessary. (12) A person shall not— (a) directly or indirectly interfere with an officer of customs or an authorised officer in the exercise of their functions under this section; or Anti-Terrorism and Non-Proliferation [No. 30 of 2024 449 (Amendment) (b) provide bunkering services in contravention of this Act. (13) A person who contravenes this section, commits an offence and is liable, on conviction— (a) in the case of a natural person— (i) (ii) for a first offence, to imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty years but not exceeding twenty-five years; or for a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for life; or (b) in the case of a legal person, to the penalties specified under sections 72B and 72C.