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The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/616 · Made 18 June 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Exiting The European Union

Sanctions

Made 18th June 2020

Laid before Parliament 22nd June 2020

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State C1M1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(a) and (c), and (3), 3(1)(a), (b)(ii), (d)(i) and (ii), 4, 5, 9(2), 10(2)(a) and (c), (3) and (4), 11, 13, 15(2)(a) and (b), (3), (4)(b), (5) and (6), 16, 17, 19, 20, 21(1), 54(1) and (2), 56(1) and 62(4) to (6) of, and paragraphs 2(b), 4(b), 5(a)(ii) and (b), 6(a)(ii) and (b), 10(b), 11(a)(ii), 13(b), (h), (k) to (n) and (w), 14(a), (f) and (k), 17(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 2(2) and 56(1) of that Act that it is appropriate to do so, makes the following Regulations:

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 is conferred on an “appropriate Minister”. Section 1(9)(a) of the 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 immediately after S.I. 2020/950 has come into force) by The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1286), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (as amended (11.12.2025) by S.I. 2025/1307, art. 1(1), Sch. 20); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 17

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. 5AConditions for the designation of persons by name
  9. 6Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”
  10. 7Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
  11. 8Notification and publicity where designation power used
  12. 9Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used
  13. 10Designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions
  14. Part 3: Finance
  15. 11Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
  16. 12Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
  17. 13Making funds available to designated persons
  18. 14Making funds available for benefit of designated persons
  19. 15Making economic resources available to designated persons
  20. 16Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons
  21. 17Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  22. Part 3A: Director disqualification sanctions
  23. 17ADirector disqualification sanctions
  24. Part 4: Immigration
  25. 18Immigration
  26. Part 5: Trade
  27. Chapter 1: Interpretation
  28. 19Definition of “military goods” and “military technology”
  29. 20Interpretation of other expressions used in this Part
  30. Chapter 2: Military goods and military technology
  31. 21Export of military goods
  32. 22Supply and delivery of military goods
  33. 23Making military goods and military technology available
  34. 24Transfer of military technology
  35. 25Technical assistance relating to military goods and military technology
  36. 26Financial services and funds relating to military goods and military technology
  37. 27Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to military goods and military technology
  38. Chapter 3: Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities
  39. 28Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities
  40. Chapter 4: Further provision
  41. 29Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  42. 30Defences
  43. Part 6: Exceptions and licences
  44. 31Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  45. 31ZZAFinance: exception from prohibitions for required payments
  46. 31ZZBFinance: exceptions relating to payment of Treasury debt
  47. 31ZAFinance: humanitarian exception
  48. 31AException for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  49. 32Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  50. 33Treasury licences
  51. 33ADirector disqualification licences
  52. 34Trade licences
  53. 35Licences: general provisions
  54. 36Finance: licensing offences
  55. 36ADirector disqualification: licensing offences
  56. 37Trade: licensing offences
  57. 38Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions
  58. Part 7: Information and records
  59. 39Finance: reporting obligations
  60. 39AFinance: reporting obligations for required payments
  61. 40“Relevant firm”
  62. 41Finance: powers to request information
  63. 42Finance: production of documents
  64. 43Finance: information offences
  65. 44Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
  66. 45General trade licences: records
  67. 46General trade licences: inspection of records
  68. 47Disclosure of information
  69. 47AFinance: disclosure to the Treasury
  70. 48Part 7: supplementary
  71. Part 8: Enforcement
  72. 49Penalties for offences
  73. 50Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
  74. 51Jurisdiction to try offences
  75. 52Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  76. 53Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  77. 54Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
  78. 55Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty Repealed
  79. 56Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  80. 57Monetary penalties
  81. Part 9: Maritime enforcement
  82. 58Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  83. 59Maritime enforcement officers
  84. 60Power to stop, board, search etc.
  85. 61Seizure power
  86. 62Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  87. 63Interpretation of Part 9
  88. Part 10: Supplementary and final provision
  89. 64Notices
  90. 65Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008
  91. 66Trade: overlapping offences
  92. 67Revocations
  93. 68Amendments
  94. 69Transitional provision: Treasury licences
  95. 70Transitional provision: trade licences
  96. 71Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences
  97. 72Transitional provision: prior obligations
  98. Signature
  99. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
  100. 1Application of Schedule
  101. 2Joint interests
  102. 3Joint arrangements
  103. 4Calculating shareholdings
  104. 5Voting rights
  105. 6Paragraph 6
  106. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  107. 8Paragraph 8
  108. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  109. 10Shares held by nominees
  110. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  111. 12Paragraph 12
  112. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
  113. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  114. Schedule 2: Treasury licences: purposes
  115. Part 1
  116. 1Interpretation
  117. Part 2: Purposes
  118. 2Basic needs
  119. 3Legal services
  120. 4Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  121. 5Extraordinary expenses
  122. 6Pre-existing judicial decisions etc. Repealed
  123. Part 2A: Purposes relating only to UN designated persons
  124. 6APrior obligations
  125. 6BPre-existing judicial decisions etc.
  126. Part 3: Purposes relating only to non-UN designated persons
  127. 7Prior obligations
  128. 8Humanitarian assistance activities etc.
  129. 9Diplomatic missions
  130. 10Extraordinary situation
  131. 11Insolvency
  132. 12Judicial decisions etc.
  133. Explanatory note