Interpretation
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
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);
“Burma” means the territory of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar;
“the Burma security forces” means the Tatmadaw and the Myanmar Police Force, including the Border Guard Police, and any person acting on their behalf or under their command or control;
“CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979();
“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“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 Dual-Use Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items;
“the EU Burma Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 of 2 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma and repealing Regulation (EC) No 194/2008(), as it has effect in EU law;
“the Government of Burma” includes its public bodies, corporations or agencies, or any person acting on its behalf or at its direction;
“humanitarian assistance activity” includes the work of international and non-governmental organisations carrying out relief activities in Burma for the benefit of the civilian population there;
“serious human rights violation or abuse” means a serious violation or abuse of any of the human rights specified in regulation 4;
“the Tatmadaw” means the Myanmar Armed Forces;
“trade licence” means a licence under regulation 36;
“Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 35(1);
“United Kingdom person” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Act.