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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/central-african-republic-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/616",
  "legislation_title": "The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/central-african-republic-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018;\n“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);\n“CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 ;\n“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;\n“the Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council established in accordance with paragraph 57 of resolution 2127;\n“conduct” includes acts and omissions;\n“director disqualification licence” means a licence under regulation 33A;\n“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;\n“humanitarian assistance activity” includes the work of international and non-governmental organisations carrying out relief activities in the Central African Republic for the benefit of the civilian population there;\n“the EU Central African Republic Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 of 10 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic , as it has effect in EU law;\n“resolution 2127” means resolution 2127 (2013) adopted by the Security Council on 5 December 2013;\n“resolution 2134” means resolution 2134 (2014) adopted by the Security Council on 28 January 2014;\n“resolution 2196” means resolution 2196 (2015) adopted by the Security Council on 22 January 2015;\n“resolution 2262” means resolution 2262 (2016) adopted by the Security Council on 27 January 2016;\n“resolution 2339” means resolution 2339 (2017) adopted by the Security Council on 27 January 2017;\n“resolution 2399” means resolution 2399 (2018) adopted by the Security Council on 30 January 2018;\n“resolution 2454” means resolution 2454 (2019) adopted by the Security Council on 31 January 2019;\n“resolution 2488” means resolution 2488 (2019) adopted by the Security Council on 12 September 2019;\n“resolution 2507” means resolution 2507 (2020) adopted by the Security Council on 31 January 2020;\n“resolution 2536” means resolution 2536 (2020) adopted by the Security Council on 28 July 2020;\n“resolution 2588” means resolution 2588 (2021) adopted by the Security Council on 29 July 2021;\n“resolution 2648” means resolution 2648 (2022) adopted by the Security Council on 29 July 2022;\n“resolution 2693” means resolution 2693 (2023) adopted by the Security Council on 27 July 2023;\n“resolution 2745” means resolution 2745 (2024) adopted by the Security Council on 30 July 2024;\n“resolution 2789” means resolution 2789 (2025) adopted by the Security Council on 29 July 2025;\n“serious human rights violation or abuse” means a serious violation or abuse of any of the human rights specified in regulation 4(2)(f);\n“trade licence” means a licence under regulation 34;\n“Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 33(1);\n“United Kingdom person” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (5.6.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/644), regs. 1(2), 9(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.1.2026) by The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1327), regs. 1(2), 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1979 c.2. Amendments have been made to this Act and are cited, where relevant, in respect of the applicable regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "OJ No. L 070, 11.3.2014, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 14.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 10(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/616/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:29:17.892079+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}