The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Interpretation U.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 (but see paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 for the meaning of that term in that Schedule);

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

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

“the Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council established in accordance with paragraph 24 of resolution 1970;

“conduct” includes acts and omissions;

[F1 “director disqualification licence” means a licence under regulation 48A;]

“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;

“the EU Libya Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 M2 , as it has effect in EU law; a “non-UN designated person” means a person—

(a)

who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of regulations 12 to 16 (asset-freeze etc.), and

(b)

whose designation (in the opinion of the Secretary of State) is not required by paragraph 17 of resolution 1970;

“port licence” means a licence under regulation 50;

“resolution 1970” means resolution 1970 (2011) adopted by the Security Council on 26 February 2011;

“resolution 1973” means resolution 1973 (2011) adopted by the Security Council on 17 March 2011;

“resolution 2009” means resolution 2009 (2011) adopted by the Security Council on 16 September 2011;

“resolution 2095” means resolution 2095 (2013) adopted by the Security Council on 14 March 2013;

“resolution 2146” means resolution 2146 (2014) adopted by the Security Council on 19 March 2014;

“resolution 2174” means resolution 2174 (2014) adopted by the Security Council on 27 August 2014;

“resolution 2213” means resolution 2213 (2015) adopted by the Security Council on 27 March 2015;

“resolution 2362” means resolution 2362 (2017 adopted by the Security Council on 29 June 2017;

“resolution 2441” means resolution 2441 (2018) adopted by the Security Council on 5 November 2018;

“trade licence” means a licence under regulation 49;

“Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 48(1);

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2 inserted (5.6.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/644), regs. 1(2), 17(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 30.12.2020, see reg. 1(2)(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 1979 c.2. Amendments have been made to this Act and are cited, where relevant, in respect of the applicable regulations.

M2 OJ No. L 012, 19.1.2016, p. 1.