Amendment of the Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 25 (finance: exceptions from prohibitions), insert—

“Finance: exception for humanitarian assistance and other activities

25A.— (1) The prohibitions in regulations 8 to 12 (asset-freeze etc.) are not contravened by a person (“P”) carrying out a relevant activity which is necessary—

(a) to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, or

(b) to carry out other activities that support basic human needs in Afghanistan,

provided that P believes that carrying out the relevant activity is so necessary and there is no reasonable cause for P to suspect otherwise.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “relevant activity” means any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibitions in regulations 8 to 12.”

(1)

S.I. 2020/948, amended by S.I. 2020/1397.