Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018

PART 1 Trade sanctions

1 The purposes referred to in section 5(1) are the purposes set out in paragraphs 2 to 16.

2 Preventing the export of goods of a prescribed description—

(a) to, or for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons (see section 9),

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(b) to, for the benefit of, or for use in, a prescribed country.

3 Preventing the import of all goods, or of goods of a prescribed description—

(a) which are consigned from a prescribed country,

(b) which originate in a prescribed country,

(c) which are consigned from or imported, manufactured, produced or owned by—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country,

(d) for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(e) for the benefit of a prescribed country.

4 Preventing the movement outside the United Kingdom of goods of a prescribed description—

(a) to, or for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country,

(b) to, or for the benefit of, a prescribed country,

(c) from a prescribed country,

(d) which originate in a prescribed country, or

(e) in specified ships (see section 14).

5 Preventing a transfer of technology of a prescribed description—

(a) to, or for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country,

(b) to a place (see paragraph 36) in a prescribed country,

(c) to, or for the benefit of, persons outside the United Kingdom, where the transfer is from a designated person, a person connected with a prescribed country or a place in a prescribed country,

(d) to a place outside the United Kingdom, where the transfer is from a designated person, a person connected with a prescribed country or a place in a prescribed country,

(e) to persons (other than designated persons) in the United Kingdom, where the person effecting, or responsible for, the transfer has reason to believe that the technology may be used in a prescribed country, or

(f) to a place in the United Kingdom, where the person effecting, or responsible for, the transfer has reason to believe that the technology may be used in a prescribed country.

6 Preventing goods or technology of a prescribed description from being made available—

(a) to, or for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country,

(b) for the benefit of, or for use in, a prescribed country, or

(c) for use in connection with specified ships.

7 Preventing the acquisition of goods or technology of a prescribed description—

(a) from, or for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country,

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iv) persons on board specified ships, or

(b) in, or which originate in, a prescribed country.

8 Preventing land, or land of a prescribed description, from being made available to, or for the benefit of—

(a) designated persons,

(b) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(c) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country.

9 Preventing the acquisition of land, or land of a prescribed description—

(a) from, or for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(b) in a prescribed country.

10 Preventing—

(a) activities of a prescribed description relating (directly or indirectly) to military activities from being carried on for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(b) activities of a prescribed description from being carried on, where the activities relate (directly or indirectly) to military activities carried on, or proposed to be carried on, in a prescribed country.

11 Preventing all services, or services of a prescribed description, from being provided—

(a) to, or for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(b) in the United Kingdom by a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country.

12 Preventing all services, or services of a prescribed description, from being procured—

(a) from, or for the benefit of—

(i) designated persons,

(ii) persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(iii) a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country, or

(b) for provision in a prescribed country.

13 Preventing services, or services of a prescribed description, from being provided or procured, where the services relate to—

(a) the export of goods of a prescribed description to, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in paragraph 2(a),

(b) the export of goods of a prescribed description to, for the benefit of, or for use in, a prescribed country,

(c) the import of goods, or goods of a prescribed description, which are consigned from, or originate in, a prescribed country,

(d) the import of goods, or goods of a prescribed description, which are consigned from or imported, manufactured, produced or owned by persons as mentioned in paragraph 3(c),

(e) the import of goods, or goods of a prescribed description, for the benefit of persons as mentioned in paragraph 3(d),

(f) the import of goods, or goods of a prescribed description, for the benefit of a prescribed country,

(g) the movement of goods of a prescribed description to, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in paragraph 4(a),

(h) the movement of goods of a prescribed description to, or for the benefit of, a prescribed country,

(i) the movement of goods of a prescribed description from a prescribed country, or which originate in a prescribed country,

(j) the movement of goods of a prescribed description in specified ships,

(k) the transfer of technology of a prescribed description to, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (c) or (e) of paragraph 5,

(l) the transfer of technology of a prescribed description to a place as mentioned in sub-paragraph (b), (d) or (f) of paragraph 5,

(m) the making available of goods or technology of a prescribed description to, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in paragraph 6(a),

(n) the making available of goods or technology of a prescribed description for the benefit of, or for use in, a prescribed country,

(o) the making available of goods or technology of a prescribed description for use in connection with specified ships,

(p) the acquisition of goods or technology of a prescribed description from, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in paragraph 7(a),

(q) the acquisition of goods or technology of a prescribed description in, or which originate in, a prescribed country,

(r) the making available of land, or land of a prescribed description, to, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in paragraph 8,

(s) the acquisition of land, or land of a prescribed description, from, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in paragraph 9(a),

(t) the acquisition of land, or land of a prescribed description, in a prescribed country,

(u) the carrying on of activities of a prescribed description as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 10 for the benefit of persons as mentioned in that sub-paragraph,

(v) the carrying on of activities of a prescribed description as mentioned in paragraph 10(b), or

(w) the provision or procurement of other services, or services of a prescribed description, which relate to a matter mentioned in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (v).

14 Preventing services, or services of a prescribed description, from being provided or procured, where the services relate to—

(a) the provision of other services, or services of a prescribed description, to, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in paragraph 11(a),

(b) the provision of other services, or services of a prescribed description, in the United Kingdom by a prescribed description of persons connected with a prescribed country,

(c) the procurement of other services, or services of a prescribed description, from, or for the benefit of, persons as mentioned in paragraph 12(a),

(d) the procurement of other services, or services of a prescribed description, for provision in a prescribed country,

(e) projects, industries, sectors or infrastructure of a prescribed description in a prescribed country,

(f) activities of a prescribed description carried on, or proposed to be carried on, in a prescribed country,

(g) trade with a prescribed country,

(h) aircraft registered in a prescribed country,

(i) ships registered in a prescribed country,

(j) specified ships, or

(k) the provision or procurement of other services, or services of a prescribed description, which relate to a matter mentioned in any of sub-paragraphs (e) to (j).

15 So far as a UN Security Council Resolution provides for the taking of measures in relation to ships designated for purposes of that resolution, and so far as the purposes set out in this paragraph are relevant to that resolution, preventing—

(a) the movement outside the United Kingdom of goods of a prescribed description in such ships,

(b) goods or technology of a prescribed description from being made available for use in connection with such ships,

(c) the acquisition of goods or technology of a prescribed description from persons on board such ships, or

(d) the provision or procurement of services which relate to such ships.

16 Preventing—

(a) the export, import, movement, making available or acquisition of objects of cultural interest, or objects of cultural interest of a prescribed description, which have been removed from a prescribed country, or

(b) services of a prescribed description from being provided or procured, where the services relate to objects of cultural interest, or objects of cultural interest of a prescribed description, which have been removed from a prescribed country.