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The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 in Northern Ireland

S.I. 2025/902 · Made 21 July 2025 · Extends to United Kingdom

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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

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Modifications

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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

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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.

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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).

Contents

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