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United Kingdom As made

Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 55(3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment of both Houses for more than four days.

SANCTIONS

Made

21st July 2025

Laid before Parliament

22nd July 2025

Coming into force

23rd July 2025

The Secretary of Statef1 makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(c) and (3)(b), 3(1)(a) and (d)(i), 3A, 4, 9(2)(a), 10(2) to (4), 11, 12, 15(2)(a) and (b), (3), (3A), (3B), (4)(b), (5) and (6), 16, 17(2) to (5) and (8), 21(1), 54(1) and (2) and 62(4) and (5) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018f2.C1

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Regulations extended (with modifications) (British overseas territories) (16.10.2025) by The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1092), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (as amended (11.12.2025) by S.I. 2025/1307, art. 1(1), Sch. 35)

Footnotes

f1

The power to make regulations under Part 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) is conferred on an “appropriate Minister”. Section 1(9)(a) of that Act defines an “appropriate Minister” as including the Secretary of State.

f2

2018 c. 13. Section 17(5)(b)(i) (enforcement) was amended by the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), Schedule 24, paragraph 443(1); S.I. 2022/500; and S.I. 2023/149, regulation 2(1) and Part 1 of the Schedule. Sections 1, 11, 12 and 16 were amended by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10), sections 57, 58, 59 and 65. Sections 1, 15 and 17 were amended by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), sections 35 and 214. Section 3A was inserted by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, section 35(3).