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PART 1U.K.General

Citation and commencementU.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Syria (United Nations Sanctions) (Cultural Property) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 56 of the Act.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 19

InterpretationU.K.

2.  In these Regulations—

the Act” means the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018;

arrangement” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions, whether or not legally enforceable;

CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 M1;

the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;

conduct” includes acts and omissions;

document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include producing a copy of the information in legible form;

resolution 2199” means resolution 2199 (2015) adopted by the Security Council on 12 February 2015;

United Kingdom person” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Act.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 19

Marginal Citations

M11979 c.2. Amendments have been made to this Act and are cited, where relevant, in respect of the applicable regulations.

Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United KingdomU.K.

3.—(1) A United Kingdom person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.

(2) Any person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct in the territorial sea.

(3) In this regulation, a “relevant prohibition” means any prohibition imposed by Part 2 (Trade).

(4) A United Kingdom person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.

(5) Any person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct in the territorial sea.

(6) In this regulation, a “relevant requirement” means any requirement imposed by or under Part 4 (Information and records), or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part.

(7) Nothing in this regulation is to be taken to prevent a relevant prohibition or a relevant requirement from applying to conduct (by any person) in the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 19

PurposeU.K.

4.  The purpose of the regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act is compliance with the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 17 of resolution 2199.

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 19