The Burma (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2018

Interpretation U.K.

2.—(1) In these Regulations––

“the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 M1 ;

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) 2018/647 of 26thApril 2018 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Burma, and a reference to Annex IV to that Regulation is to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time;

“designated person” means a person, entity or body listed in Annex IV to the Council Regulation;

“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;

“relevant institution” means––

(a)

a person who has permission under Part 4A of the 2000 Act M2 (permission to carry on regulated activities);

(b)

an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act M3 (EEA passport rights) which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule M4 (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12 of that Schedule M5 ) to accept deposits; or

(c)

an undertaking which by way of business operates a currency exchange office, transmits money (or any representations of monetary value) by any means or cashes cheques which are made payable to customers.

(2) The definition of “relevant institution” in paragraph (1) must be read with––

(a) section 22 of the 2000 Act M6 (regulated activities),

(b) any relevant order under that section, and

(c) Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act M7 (regulated activities).

(3) Any expression used both in these Regulations and in the Council Regulation has the meaning that it bears in the Council Regulation.

Marginal Citations

M1 2000 c.8.

M2 Part 4A was inserted by the Financial Services Act 2012 (c.21), section 11(2) and amended most recently by S.I. 2018/135.

M3 As amended by S.I. 2006/3221 and S.I. 2013/3115.

M4 As amended by S.I. 2003/2066, S.I. 2007/3253, S.I. 2012/1906, S.I. 2013/1881 and S.I. 2015/575.

M5 As amended by S.I. 2007/126, S.I. 2007/3253, S.I. 2012/1906 and S.I. 2017/701.

M6 Section 22 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, section 7(1) and S.I. 2018/135.

M7 Schedule 2 was amended by the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c.31), section 15, Schedule 2, paragraph 1, the Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Act 2005 (c.24), section 1, the Financial Services Act 2012, section 7(2) to (5) and section 8 and S.I. 2013/1881; it is prospectively amended by S.I. 2018/135.