1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
(2) These Regulations come into force in accordance with regulations made under section 56 of the Act.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 14.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 3(1)
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);
“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;
“the EU Guinea Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 of 22 December 2009, imposing certain specific measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea M1, as it has effect in EU law;
“the Government of Guinea” includes its public bodies, corporations or agencies, or any person acting on its behalf or at its direction;
“Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 20(1);
“United Kingdom person” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Act.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2 in force at 14.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 3(1)
Marginal Citations
M1OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 26.
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—
(a)regulation 9(2) (confidential information),
(b)Part 3 (finance), or
(c)a condition of a Treasury licence.
(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—
(a)by or under Part 6 (information and records), or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part, or
(b)by a condition of a Treasury licence.
(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. 3(2)
4. The regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act are for the purposes of encouraging the Government of Guinea to investigate properly the violent repression in Guinea on 28th September 2009 and the aftermath of that violent repression, and hold to account and bring criminal proceedings against the persons responsible for that violent repression and its aftermath M2.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 4 in force at 14.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 3(1)
Marginal Citations
M2The findings of the International Commission of Inquiry mandated to establish the facts and circumstances of the events of 28 September 2009 in Guinea are set out in their report which can be found on the UN website
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/Guinea%20S%202009%20693.pdf