PART 1General

InterpretationI12

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);

  • CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 M1;

  • 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;

  • humanitarian assistance activity” includes the work of international and non-governmental organisations carrying out relief activities in Myanmar for the benefit of the civilian population there;

  • the Myanmar security forces” means the Tatmadaw and the Myanmar Police Force, including the Border Guard Force, and any person acting on their behalf or under their command or control;

  • 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 45;

  • Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 44(1);

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