The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022

Power to designate persons by description

5.  In regulation 5 (power to designate persons)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(bza) regulation 46A (technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships);”;

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The Secretary of State may provide that persons of a description specified by the Secretary of State are designated persons for the purposes of any of the following—

(a) regulations 11 to 15 (asset-freeze etc.);

(b) regulation 17A (correspondent banking relationships etc.);

(c) regulation 20 (immigration);

(d) regulation 46A (technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships);

(e) regulations 57A and 57C to 57E (ships: prohibition on port entry etc.);

(f) regulations 57J and 57M (aircraft).”;

(c) in paragraph (2), after “paragraph (1)” insert “or (1A)”;

(d) at the end insert—

“(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, persons “designated under regulation 5” for the purpose of a particular regulation means—

(a) persons who are designated by name under paragraph (1) for the purposes of that particular regulation, and

(b) where the Secretary of State makes provision under paragraph (1A) that persons of a specified description are designated persons for the purposes of that particular regulation, persons of that description.”