The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom

   4. 4. Purposes

3. PART 2 Designation of persons

   1. 5. Power to designate persons

   2. 6. Designation criteria

   3. 7. Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”

   4. 8. Notification and publicity where designation power used

   5. 9. Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used

4. PART 3 Finance

   1. 10. Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3

   2. 11. Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons

   3. 12. Making funds available to designated persons

   4. 13. Making funds available for benefit of designated persons

   5. 14. Making economic resources available to designated persons

   6. 15. Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons

   7. 16. Circumventing etc. prohibitions

5. PART 4 Immigration

   1. 17. Immigration

6. PART 5 Trade

   1. CHAPTER 1 Interpretation

      1. 18. Definition of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”

      2. 19. Definitions relating to “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”

      3. 20. Definition of “interception and monitoring services”

      4. 21. Interpretation of other expressions used in this Part

   2. CHAPTER 2 Restricted goods and restricted technology

      1. 22. Export of restricted goods

      2. 23. Supply and delivery of restricted goods

      3. 24. Making restricted goods and restricted technology available

      4. 25. Transfer of restricted technology

      5. 26. Technical assistance relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

      6. 27. Financial services and funds relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

      7. 28. Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

   3. CHAPTER 3 Dual-use goods and dual-use technology

      1. 29. Interpretation of this Chapter

      2. 30. Export of dual-use goods

      3. 31. Supply and delivery of dual-use goods

      4. 32. Making dual-use goods and dual-use technology available

      5. 33. Transfer of dual-use technology

      6. 34. Technical assistance relating to dual-use goods and dual-use technology

      7. 35. Financial services and funds relating to dual-use goods and dual-use technology

      8. 36. Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to dual-use goods and dual-use technology

   4. CHAPTER 4 Interception and monitoring services

      1. 37. Provision of interception and monitoring services

   5. CHAPTER 5 Military activities etc.

      1. 38. Military activities or otherwise enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities

   6. CHAPTER 6 Further provision

      1. 39. Circumventing etc. prohibitions

      2. 40. Defences

7. PART 6 Exceptions and licences

   1. 41. Finance: exceptions from prohibitions

   2. 42. Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country

   3. 43. Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime

   4. 44. Treasury licences

   5. 45. Trade licences

   6. 46. Licences: general provisions

   7. 47. Finance: licensing offences

   8. 48. Trade: licensing offences

   9. 49. Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions

8. PART 7 Information and records

   1. 50. Finance: reporting obligations

   2. 51. “Relevant firm”

   3. 52. Finance: powers to request information

   4. 53. Finance: production of documents

   5. 54. Finance: information offences

   6. 55. Trade: application of information powers in CEMA

   7. 56. General trade licences: records

   8. 57. General trade licences: inspection of records

   9. 58. Disclosure of information

   10. 59. Part 7: supplementary

9. PART 8 Enforcement

   1. 60. Penalties for offences

   2. 61. Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.

   3. 62. Jurisdiction to try offences

   4. 63. Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies

   5. 64. Time limit for proceedings for summary offences

   6. 65. Trade enforcement: application of CEMA

   7. 66. Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty

   8. 67. Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

   9. 68. Monetary penalties

10. PART 9 Maritime enforcement

    1. 69. Exercise of maritime enforcement powers

    2. 70. Maritime enforcement officers

    3. 71. Power to stop, board, search etc.

    4. 72. Seizure power

    5. 73. Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers

    6. 74. Interpretation of Part 9

11. PART 10 Supplementary and final provision

    1. 75. Notices

    2. 76. Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008

    3. 77. Trade: overlapping offences

    4. 78. Revocation of the Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    5. 79. Transitional provision: prior obligations etc.

    6. 80. Transitional provision: Treasury licences

    7. 81. Transitional provision: trade licences

12. Signature

13. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)

       1. 1. Application of Schedule

       2. 2. Joint interests

       3. 3. Joint arrangements

       4. 4. Calculating shareholdings

       5. 5. Voting rights

       6. 6. In applying regulation 7(2) and this Schedule, the voting rights...

       7. 7. Rights to appoint or remove members of the board

       8. 8. A reference to a board of directors, in the case...

       9. 9. Shares or rights held “indirectly”

       10. 10. Shares held by nominees

       11. 11. Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise

       12. 12. “Arrangement” includes— (a) any scheme, agreement or understanding, whether or...

       13. 13. Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.

       14. 14. Rights attached to shares held by way of security

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Internal repression goods and internal repression technology

       1. 1. Firearms and related goods

       2. 2. Simulators for training persons to use firearms.

       3. 3. Bombs and grenades.

       4. 4. Vehicles

       5. 5. Explosive substances and related goods

       6. 6. Linear cutting explosive charges.

       7. 7. The following explosives and related substances— (a) amatol;

       8. 8. Other goods

       9. 9. Night vision equipment.

       10. 10. Thermal imaging equipment.

       11. 11. Image intensifier tubes.

       12. 12. Razor barbed wire.

       13. 13. The following types of knives— (a) knives that are designed...

       14. 14. Production equipment

       15. 15. Software and technology

       16. 16. Any technology which is specially designed for the development, production...

       17. 17. Interpretation

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology

       1. 1. Interception and monitoring equipment

       2. 2. Any software which can perform any of the functions described...

       3. 3. Other software and other technology

       4. 4. Interpretation

       5. 5. Acronyms and abbreviations used in this Schedule

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Treasury licences: purposes

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. Basic needs

       3. 3. Legal services

       4. 4. Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources

       5. 5. Extraordinary expenses

       6. 6. Pre-existing judicial decisions etc.

       7. 7. Diplomatic missions etc.

       8. 8. Extraordinary situation

       9. 9. Prior obligations

       10. 10. Humanitarian assistance activities etc.

14. Explanatory Note