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The Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (expired—not approved)

S.I. 2021/1404 · Made 8 December 2021 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 55(3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument is made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.

Sanctions

Made 8th December 2021

Laid before Parliament 13th December 2021

Coming into force 14th December 2021

The Secretary of Statef1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(c) and (3)(b), 3(1)(a) and (d)(i), 4, 9(2)(a), 10(2)(a) and (c), (3) and (4), 11, 15(2)(a) and (b), (3), (4)(b), (5) and (6), 16, 17(2) to (5) and (8), 21(1), 54(1) and (2) and 62(4) and (5) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018f2, and having decided, upon consideration of the matters set out in section 2(2) of that Act, that it is appropriate to do so, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Editorial notes

X1

This statutory instrument was made under a procedure whereby it ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which it was made unless, during that period, the instrument is approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. It was not approved by Parliament within that period and so has ceased to have effect.

Footnotes

f1

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

f2

2018 c.13. Section 17(5)(b)(i) (enforcement) is amended by the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), Schedule 24, paragraph 443(1).

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: Designation of persons
  7. 5Power to designate persons
  8. 6Designation criteria
  9. 7Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
  10. 8Notification and publicity where designation power used
  11. 9Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used
  12. Part 3: Finance
  13. 10Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
  14. 11Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
  15. 12Making funds available to designated persons
  16. 13Making funds available for benefit of designated persons
  17. 14Making economic resources available to designated persons
  18. 15Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons
  19. 16Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  20. Part 4: Immigration
  21. 17Immigration
  22. Part 5: Exceptions and licences
  23. 18Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  24. 19Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  25. 20Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  26. 21Treasury licences
  27. 22Finance: licensing offences
  28. 23Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions
  29. Part 6: Information and records
  30. 24Finance: reporting obligations
  31. 25“Relevant firm”
  32. 26Finance: powers to request information
  33. 27Finance: production of documents
  34. 28Finance: information offences
  35. 29Disclosure of information
  36. 30Part 6: supplementary
  37. Part 7: Enforcement
  38. 31Penalties for offences
  39. 32Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
  40. 33Jurisdiction to try offences
  41. 34Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  42. 35Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  43. 36Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  44. Part 8: Supplementary and final provision
  45. 37Notices
  46. 38Revocation of the Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
  47. Signature
  48. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
  49. 1Application of Schedule
  50. 2Joint interests
  51. 3Joint arrangements
  52. 4Calculating shareholdings
  53. 5Voting rights
  54. 6Voting rights
  55. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  56. 8Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  57. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  58. 10Shares held by nominees
  59. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  60. 12Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  61. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
  62. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  63. Schedule 2: Treasury licences: purposes
  64. 1Interpretation
  65. 2Basic needs
  66. 3Legal services
  67. 4Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  68. 5Extraordinary expenses
  69. 6Pre-existing judicial decisions etc.
  70. 7Diplomatic missions etc.
  71. 8Extraordinary situation
  72. 9Prior obligations
  73. 10Humanitarian assistance activity
  74. Explanatory note