The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

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1. Introductory Text

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   PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom

   4. 4. Purposes

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   PART 2 Designation of persons

   1. 5. Power to designate persons

   2. 6. Criteria for designating a person

   3. 7. Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”

   4. 8. Notification and publicity where designation power used

   5. 9. Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used

   6. 10. Designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions

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   PART 3 Finance

   1. CHAPTER 1 Asset-freeze etc.

      1. 11. Meaning of “designated person” in Chapter 1

      2. 12. Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons

      3. 13. Making funds available to designated persons

      4. 14. Making funds available for benefit of designated persons

      5. 15. Making economic resources available to designated persons

      6. 16. Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons

   2. CHAPTER 2 Partial asset-freeze etc.

      1. 17. Meaning of “designated person” in Chapter 2

      2. 18. Partial asset-freeze in relation to designated persons

      3. 19. Making funds available to designated persons

      4. 20. Making funds available for benefit of designated persons

   3. CHAPTER 3 Circumvention

      1. 21. Circumventing etc. prohibitions

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   PART 3A Director disqualification sanctions

   1. 21A. Director disqualification sanctions

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   PART 4 Immigration

   1. 22. Immigration

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   PART 5 Trade

   1. CHAPTER 1 Trade prohibitions related to goods and technology

      1. 23. Export of restricted goods

      2. 24. Import of arms and related materiel and internal repression goods

      3. 25. Supply and delivery of certain goods

      4. 26. Making available or acquiring certain goods and technology

      5. 27. Transfer of restricted technology

      6. 28. Technical assistance relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

      7. 29. Financial services and funds relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

      8. 30. Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

   2. CHAPTER 2 Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities

      1. 31. Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities

   3. CHAPTER 3 Interpretation, circumvention and defences

      1. 32. Interpretation of this Part

      2. 33. Circumventing etc. prohibitions

      3. 34. Defences

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   PART 6 Trade, transport and finance measures related to UN designated ships

   1. 35. Transporting etc. Libyan oil in relation to UN designated ships

   2. 36. Port access or entry for UN designated ships

   3. 37. Bunkering or ship supply services

   4. 38. Financial transactions in relation to Libyan oil aboard UN designated ships

   5. 39. Circumventing etc. prohibitions

   6. 40. Defences

   7. 41. Interpretation of Part 6

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   PART 7 Aircraft

   1. 42. Movement of aircraft

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    PART 8 Exceptions and licences

    1. 43. Finance: exceptions from prohibitions

    2. 43ZA. Finance: exception from prohibitions for required payments

    3. 43A. Finance: humanitarian exception

    4. 44. Port access or entry for UN designated ships: exception from prohibitions

    5. 45. Aircraft: exceptions

    6. 46. Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country

    7. 47. Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime

    8. 48. Treasury licences

    9. 48A. Director disqualification licences

    10. 49. Trade licences

    11. 50. Port licences

    12. 51. Licences: general provisions

    13. 52. Finance: licensing offences

    14. 52A. Director disqualification: licensing offences

    15. 53. Trade: licensing offences

    16. 54. Port access or entry for UN designated ships: licensing offences

    17. 55. Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions

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    PART 9 Information and records

    1. 56. Finance: reporting obligations

    2. 56A. Finance: reporting obligations for required payments

    3. 57. “Relevant firm”

    4. 58. Finance: powers to request information

    5. 59. Finance: production of documents

    6. 60. Finance: information offences

    7. 61. Trade: application of information powers in CEMA

    8. 62. General trade licences: records

    9. 63. General trade licences: inspection of records

    10. 64. Disclosure of information

    11. 64A. Finance: disclosure to the Treasury

    12. 65. Part 9: supplementary

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    PART 10 Enforcement

    1. 66. Penalties for offences

    2. 67. Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.

    3. 68. Jurisdiction to try offences

    4. 69. Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies

    5. 70. Time limit for proceedings for summary offences

    6. 71. Trade enforcement: application of CEMA

    7. 72. Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty

    8. 73. Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

    9. 74. Monetary penalties

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    PART 11 Maritime enforcement

    1. 75. Exercise of maritime enforcement powers

    2. 76. Maritime enforcement officers

    3. 77. Power to stop, board, search etc.

    4. 78. Seizure power

    5. 79. Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers

    6. 80. Interpretation of Part 11

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    PART 12 Supplementary and final provision

    1. 81. Notices

    2. 82. Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008

    3. 83. Trade: overlapping offences

    4. 84. Amendment of the United Nations and European Union Financial Sanctions (Linking) Regulations 2017

    5. 85. Revocations

    6. 86. Transitional provision: Treasury licences

    7. 87. Transitional provision: trade licences

    8. 88. Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences

    9. 89. Transitional provision: prior obligations etc.

15. Signature

16. SCHEDULES

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       SCHEDULE 1

       Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)

       1. 1. Application of Schedule

       2. 2. Joint interests

       3. 3. Joint arrangements

       4. 4. Calculating shareholdings

       5. 5. Voting rights

       6. 6. In applying regulation 7(2) and this Schedule, the voting rights...

       7. 7. Rights to appoint or remove members of the board

       8. 8. A reference to a board of directors, in the case...

       9. 9. Shares or rights held “indirectly”

       10. 10. Shares held by nominees

       11. 11. Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise

       12. 12. “Arrangement” includes— (a) any scheme, agreement or understanding, whether or...

       13. 13. Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.

       14. 14. Rights attached to shares held by way of security

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       SCHEDULE 2

       Internal repression goods and internal repression technology

       1. 1. Firearms and related goods

       2. 2. Simulators for training persons to use firearms.

       3. 3. Bombs and grenades.

       4. 4. Vehicles

       5. 5. Explosive substances and related goods

       6. 6. Linear cutting explosive charges.

       7. 7. The following explosives and related substances— (a) amatol;

       8. 8. Other goods

       9. 9. Night vision equipment.

       10. 10. Thermal imaging equipment.

       11. 11. Image intensifier tubes.

       12. 12. Razor barbed wire.

       13. 13. The following types of knives— (a) knives that are designed...

       14. 14. Production equipment

       15. 15. Software and technology

       16. 16. Any technology which is specially designed for the development, production...

       17. 17. Interpretation

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       SCHEDULE 3

       Definitions used in Part 5 (Trade)

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          PART 1 General

          1. 1. Definitions

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          PART 2 Goods which could be used for migrant smuggling and human trafficking subject to trade prohibitions

          1. 2. For the purposes of regulation 32, “goods which could be...

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       SCHEDULE 4

       Treasury licences: purposes

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          PART 1 Designated Persons

          1. CHAPTER 1 General purposes

             1. 1. Basic needs

             2. 2. Legal services

             3. 3. Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources

             4. 4. Extraordinary expenses

             5. 5. Pre-existing judicial decisions etc.

          2. CHAPTER 2 Additional purposes: Libyan Investment Authority and Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio

             1. 6. Humanitarian assistance activity

             2. 7. Provision of fuel etc. for civilian uses

             3. 8. Hydrocarbons

             4. 9. Civilian government and public infrastructure

             5. 10. Banking sector operations etc.

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          PART 2 Purposes relating only to UN designated persons

          1. 11. Prior obligations

          2. 11A. Pre-existing judicial decisions etc.

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          PART 3 Purposes relating only to non-UN designated persons

          1. 12. Prior obligations

          2. 13. Humanitarian assistance activity

          3. 14. Diplomatic missions etc.

          4. 15. Extraordinary situation

          5. 15A. Insolvency

          6. 15B. Judicial decisions etc.

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          PART 4 Interpretation

          1. 16. (1) In this Schedule— “consular post” has the same meaning...

17. Explanatory Note