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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

S.I. 2019/433 · Made 4 March 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Exiting The European Union

Sanctions

Made 4th March 2019

Laid before Parliament 5th 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)(a) and (c) and (3), 3(1)(a), (d)(i), 4, 5, 9(2)(a), 10(2)(a) and (c), (3) and (4), 11(2) to (9), 13, 15(2)(a) and (b), (3), (4)(b), (5) and (6), 16, 17(2) to (9), 19, 20, 21(1), 54(1) and (2), 56(1) and 62(4) and (5) of, and paragraphs 2(a)(iii), 4(a)(iii), 5(a)(iii), 6(a)(iii), 10(b), 11(a)(iii), 13(a), (g), (k), (m) and (w), 14(a) and (f), 19(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:C1

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

The power to make regulations under Part 1 of the Act 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. 2020/591 and S.I. 2020/950 have come into force) by The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1281), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 5, 17 (as amended by The Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1307), art. 1(1), Sch. 4)

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 person
  18. 14Making funds available for benefit of designated person
  19. 15Making economic resources available to designated person
  20. 16Making economic resources available for benefit of designated person
  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. 31ZAFinance: humanitarian exception
  47. 31AException for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  48. 32Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  49. 33Treasury licences
  50. 33ADirector disqualification licences
  51. 34Trade licences
  52. 35Licences: general provisions
  53. 36Finance: licensing offences
  54. 36ADirector disqualification: licensing offences
  55. 37Trade: licensing offences
  56. 38Section 8B(1) to (3) of Immigration Act 1971: directions
  57. Part 7: Information and records
  58. 39Finance: reporting obligations
  59. 39AFinance: reporting obligations for required payments
  60. 40“Relevant firm”
  61. 41Finance: powers to request information
  62. 42Finance: production of documents
  63. 43Finance: information offences
  64. 44Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
  65. 45General trade licences: records
  66. 46General trade licences: inspection of records
  67. 47Disclosure of information
  68. 47AFinance: disclosure to the Treasury
  69. 48Part 7: supplementary
  70. Part 8: Enforcement
  71. 49Penalties for offences
  72. 50Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
  73. 51Jurisdiction to try offences
  74. 52Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  75. 53Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  76. 54Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
  77. 55Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty Repealed
  78. 56Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  79. 57Monetary penalties
  80. Part 9: Maritime enforcement
  81. 58Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  82. 59Maritime enforcement officers
  83. 60Power to stop, board, search etc.
  84. 61Seizure power
  85. 62Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  86. 63Interpretation of Part 9
  87. Part 10: Supplementary and final provision
  88. 64Notices
  89. 65Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008
  90. 66Trade: overlapping offences
  91. 67Revocation of the EU DRC Regulation
  92. 68Other revocations and amendments
  93. 69Transitional provision: Treasury licences
  94. 70Transitional provision: trade licences
  95. 71Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences
  96. 72Transitional provisions: prior obligations
  97. Signature
  98. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
  99. 1Application of Schedule
  100. 2Joint interests
  101. 3Joint arrangements
  102. 4Calculating shareholdings
  103. 5Voting rights
  104. 6Paragraph 6
  105. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  106. 8Paragraph 8
  107. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  108. 10Shares held by nominees
  109. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  110. 12Paragraph 12
  111. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc
  112. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  113. Schedule 2: Treasury licences: purposes
  114. Part 1: Interpretation
  115. 1Paragraph 1
  116. Part 2: Purposes
  117. 2Basic needs
  118. 3Legal services
  119. 4Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  120. 5Extraordinary expenses
  121. 6Pre-existing judicial decisions etc Repealed
  122. 7Diplomatic missions Repealed
  123. Part 2A: Purposes relating only to UN designated persons
  124. 7APre-existing judicial decisions etc.
  125. Part 3: Purposes relating only to non-UN designated persons
  126. 8Humanitarian assistance activities etc
  127. 9Prior obligations
  128. 10Extraordinary situation
  129. 11Diplomatic missions
  130. 12Insolvency
  131. 13Judicial decisions etc.
  132. Explanatory note