2020 No. 1514 (C. 42)

Exiting The European Union
Sanctions

The Sanctions Regulations (EU Exit) (Commencement) Regulations 2020

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 20181, makes the following Regulations:

Citation1

These Regulations may be cited as the Sanctions Regulations (EU Exit) (Commencement) Regulations 2020.

Commencement of the Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20192

1

The following provisions of the Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20192 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (designation criteria);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day3.

Commencement of the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193

1

The following provisions of the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20194 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (designation criteria);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 20204

The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 20205 come into force immediately after IP completion day.

Commencement of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 20205

The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 20206 come into force immediately after IP completion day.

Commencement of the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20206

1

The following provisions of the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20207 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purpose);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (designation criteria);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20207

1

The following provisions of the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20208 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (designation criteria);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20208

1

The following provisions of the Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20209 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (designation criteria);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Lebanon (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20209

The Lebanon (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202010 come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202010

1

The following provisions of the Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202011 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

i

regulation 19 (definition of “military goods” and “military technology”);

j

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 202011

1

The following provisions of the Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 202012 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (designation of individual persons named under UN Security Council Resolutions).

2

All provisions of the Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202012

1

The following provisions of the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202013 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

i

regulation 19 (definitions relating to goods and technology prohibited under Part 5);

j

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202013

1

The following provisions of the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202014 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (designation criteria);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

i

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202014

1

The following provisions of the Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202015 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purpose);

d

regulation 5 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions).

2

All provisions of the Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202015

1

The following provisions of the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202016 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

i

regulation 19 (definition of “military goods” and “military technology”);

j

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202016

1

The following provisions of the Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202017 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purposes);

d

regulation 5 (designation of persons named under UN Security Council Resolutions).

2

All provisions of the Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 202017

The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 202018 come into force immediately after IP completion day.

Commencement of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 202018

The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 202019 come into force immediately after IP completion day.

Commencement of the Syria (United Nations Sanctions) (Cultural Property) (EU Exit) Regulations 202019

The Syria (United Nations Sanctions) (Cultural Property) (EU Exit) Regulations 202020 come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 202020

1

The following provisions of the Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 202021 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purpose);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

i

regulation 19 (interpretation of expressions used in this Part);

j

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 202021

The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 202022 come into force immediately after IP completion day.

Commencement of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 202022

The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 202023 come into force immediately after IP completion day.

Commencement of the Misappropriation (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202023

1

The following provisions of the Misappropriation (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202024 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purpose);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (designation criteria);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Misappropriation (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

Commencement of the Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202024

1

The following provisions of the Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 202025 come into force on 14th December 2020—

a

regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

b

regulation 2 (interpretation);

c

regulation 4 (purpose);

d

regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

e

regulation 6 (designation criteria);

f

regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

g

regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

h

Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

2

All provisions of the Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day.

AhmadMinister of StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force the provisions of certain regulations which have been made under Part 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“the Act”).

In particular, these Regulations bring into force the sanctions regulations which have been made under section 1 of the Act to establish sanctions regimes in relation to certain countries or thematic issues (“regime regulations”). In accordance with the powers under section 56 of the Act, the Regulations provide that certain provisions of those regime regulations come into force on different days.

Where the regime regulations provide for the designation of persons, the provisions required for a person to be designated for the purposes of those regime regulations (whether by the Secretary of State or the United Nations Security Council and its Sanctions Committees) come into force on 14th December 2020; all other provisions in those regime regulations come into force on IP completion day.

Where the regime regulations do not provide for the designation of persons, their provisions come into force on IP completion day.

These Regulations also provide that a number of instruments which amend or make consequential provision in respect of the regime regulations come into force immediately after IP completion day.