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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(1);
“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(2), 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.
1979 c.2. Amendments have been made to this Act and are cited, where relevant, in respect of the applicable regulations.
OJ L 121 3.5.2013, p. 1.
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