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The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

S.I. 2019/618 · Made 20 March 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Exiting The European Union

Sanctions

Made 20th March 2019

Laid before Parliament 22nd March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State M1, 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(2) to (9), 15(2)(a) and (b), (3), (4)(b), (5) and (6), 16, 17(2) to (9), 21(1), 54(1) and (2)(a), 56 and 62(4) and (5) of 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: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 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 both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1267), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18 (as amended by The Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1307), art. 1(1), Sch. 13)

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
  5. 4Purpose
  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. Part 3: Finance
  14. 10Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
  15. 11Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
  16. 12Making funds available to designated persons
  17. 13Making funds available for benefit of designated persons
  18. 14Making economic resources available to designated persons
  19. 15Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons
  20. 16Circumventing etc prohibitions
  21. Part 3A: Director disqualification sanctions
  22. 16ADirector disqualification sanctions
  23. Part 4: Immigration
  24. 17Immigration
  25. Part 5: Exceptions and licences
  26. 18Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  27. 18AFinance: exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  28. 18BFinance: exceptions from prohibitions for required payments
  29. 19Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  30. 20Treasury licences
  31. 20ADirector disqualification licences
  32. 21Licences: general provisions
  33. 22Finance: licensing offences
  34. 22ADirector disqualification: licensing offences
  35. 23Section 8B(1) to (3) of Immigration Act 1971: directions
  36. Part 6: Information and records
  37. 24Finance: reporting obligations
  38. 24AFinance: reporting obligations for required payments
  39. 25“Relevant firm”
  40. 26Finance: powers to request information
  41. 27Finance: production of documents
  42. 28Finance: information offences
  43. 29Disclosure of information
  44. 29AFinance: disclosure to the Treasury
  45. 30Part 6: supplementary
  46. Part 7: Enforcement
  47. 31Penalties for offences
  48. 32Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc
  49. 33Jurisdiction to try offences
  50. 34Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  51. 35Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  52. 36Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  53. Part 8: Supplementary and final provision
  54. 37Notices
  55. 38Revocation of the Chemical Weapons Council Regulation
  56. 39Amendments
  57. 40Transitional provision: Treasury licences
  58. 41Transitional provision: prior obligations etc
  59. Signature
  60. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
  61. 1Application of Schedule
  62. 2Joint interests
  63. 3Joint arrangements
  64. 4Calculating shareholdings
  65. 5Voting rights
  66. 6Paragraph 6
  67. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  68. 8Paragraph 8
  69. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  70. 10Shares held by nominees
  71. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  72. 12Paragraph 12
  73. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc
  74. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  75. Schedule 2: Treasury licences: purposes
  76. 1Interpretation
  77. 2Basic needs
  78. 3Legal services
  79. 4Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  80. 5Extraordinary expenses
  81. 6Judicial decisions etc.
  82. 7Diplomatic missions
  83. 8Extraordinary situation
  84. 9Prior obligations
  85. 10Insolvency
  86. Explanatory note