PART 1General

Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Syria (United Nations Sanctions) (Cultural Property) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

2

These Regulations come into force in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 56 of the Act.

Interpretation2

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;

  • “CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 19793;

  • “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;

  • “resolution 2199” means resolution 2199 (2015) adopted by the Security Council on 12 February 2015;

  • “United Kingdom person” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Act.

Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom3

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 Part 2 (Trade).

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 by or under Part 4 (Information and records), or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part.

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.

Purpose4

The purpose of the regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act is compliance with the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 17 of resolution 2199.