# The Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026, Regulation 51: Transitional provision: director disqualification licences

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Paragraphs (2) to (4) apply to a licence granted by the Secretary of State which—
(a) was issued by the Secretary of State under regulation 20A (director disqualification licences) of the 2020 Regulations,
(b) was in effect immediately before the relevant date, and
(c) authorises an act which would (on and after the relevant date, and in the absence of paragraphs (2) to (4)) be prohibited under Part 4 (Director disqualification sanctions),
and such a licence is referred to in this regulation as an “existing director disqualification licence”.
(2) An existing director disqualification licence has effect on and after the relevant date as if it were a licence which had been issued by the Secretary of State under regulation 27 (director disqualification licences).
(3) Any reference in an existing director disqualification licence to the 2020 Regulations is to be treated on and after the relevant date as a reference to these Regulations.
(4) Any reference in an existing director disqualification licence to a prohibition in Part 3A (Director disqualification sanctions) of the 2020 Regulations is to be treated on and after the relevant date as a reference to the corresponding prohibition in Part 4.
(5) Paragraph (6) applies where—
(a) an application for a licence, or for a variation of a licence, under the 2020 Regulations was made before the relevant date,
(b) the application is for the authorisation of conduct which would (on and after the relevant date) be prohibited under Part 4, and
(c) a decision to grant or refuse the application has not been made before that date.
(6) The application is to be treated on and after the relevant date as an application for a licence, or for the variation of a licence (as the case may be), under regulation 27.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1071/regulation/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/global-human-rights-and-international-humanitarian-law-sanctions-regulations-2026/regulation-51
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