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The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/948 · Made 3 September 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Exiting The European Union

Sanctions

Made 3rd September 2020

Laid before Parliament 8th September 2020

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State M1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(a) and (3)(a), 3(1)(a), (b)(i), (d)(i), 5, 9(2)(b), 13, 15(2)(a) and (b), (3) and (6), 16, 17, 19, 20, 21(1), 54(1) and (2), 56(1) and 62(4) and (5) of, and paragraphs 2(a)(i), 4(a)(i), 5(a)(i), 6(a)(i), 11(a)(i), 13(a), (g), (k), (m), and (w), 14(a), 20, 21 and 27 of Schedule 1 to, the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 M2, and having decided, upon consideration of the matters set out in section 56(1) of that Act, that it is appropriate to do so, makes the following Regulations:C1

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

The power to make regulations under Part 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c.13) is conferred on an “appropriate Minister”. Section 1(9)(a) of that Act defines an “appropriate Minister” as including the Secretary of State.

M2

2018 c.13.

Modifications

C1

Regulations extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1284), reg. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (as amended (11.12.2025) by S.I. 2025/1307, art. 1(1), Sch. 27)

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
  5. 4Purposes
  6. Part 2: Designations
  7. 5Designation of persons named under UN Security Council Resolutions
  8. Part 3: Finance
  9. 6Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
  10. 7Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly” in Part 3
  11. 8Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
  12. 9Making funds available to designated persons
  13. 10Making funds available for benefit of designated persons
  14. 11Making economic resources available to designated persons
  15. 12Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons
  16. 13Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  17. Part 4: Trade
  18. 14Interpretation of expressions used in this Part
  19. 15Export of military goods
  20. 16Supply and delivery of military goods
  21. 17Making military goods and military technology available
  22. 18Transfer of military technology
  23. 19Technical assistance relating to military goods and military technology
  24. 20Financial services and funds relating to military goods and military technology
  25. 21Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to military goods and military technology
  26. 22Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities
  27. 23Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  28. 24Defences
  29. Part 5: Exceptions and licences
  30. 25Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  31. 25AFinance: exception for humanitarian assistance and other activities
  32. 26Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  33. 27Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  34. 28Treasury licences
  35. 29Finance: licensing offences
  36. Part 6: Information and records
  37. 30Finance: reporting obligations
  38. 31“Relevant firm”
  39. 32Finance: powers to request information
  40. 33Finance: production of documents
  41. 34Finance: information offences
  42. 35Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
  43. 36Disclosure of information
  44. 36AFinance: disclosure to the Treasury
  45. 37Part 6: supplementary
  46. Part 7: Enforcement
  47. 38Penalties for offences
  48. 39Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
  49. 40Jurisdiction to try offences
  50. 41Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  51. 42Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  52. 43Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
  53. 44Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty Repealed
  54. 45Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  55. 46Monetary penalties
  56. Part 8: Maritime enforcement
  57. 47Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  58. 48Maritime enforcement officers
  59. 49Power to stop, board, search etc.
  60. 50Seizure power
  61. 51Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  62. 52Interpretation of Part 8
  63. Part 9: Supplementary and final provision
  64. 53Notices
  65. 54Trade: overlapping offences
  66. 55Revocations
  67. 56Amendment of the United Nations and European Union Financial Sanctions (Linking) Regulations 2017
  68. 57Transitional provision: Treasury licences
  69. 58Transitional provision: prior obligations
  70. Signature
  71. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
  72. 1Application of Schedule
  73. 2Joint interests
  74. 3Joint arrangements
  75. 4Calculating shareholdings
  76. 5Voting rights
  77. 6Paragraph 6
  78. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  79. 8Paragraph 8
  80. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  81. 10Shares held by nominees
  82. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  83. 12Paragraph 12
  84. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
  85. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  86. Schedule 2: Treasury licences: purposes
  87. 1Interpretation
  88. 2Basic needs
  89. 3Legal services
  90. 4Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  91. 5Extraordinary expenses
  92. 6Prior obligations Repealed
  93. Explanatory note