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Paragraph 2 I1

United Kingdom

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

the existing text becomes paragraph (1);

(b)

in that paragraph—

(i)

in the appropriate places, insert the following definitions—

  • ““authorised officer” means, in relation to the Territory—

    1. (a)

      a member of Her Majesty’s forces in the Territory,

    2. (b)

      a police or customs officer of the Territory,

    3. (c)

      a person authorised by the Governor for the purposes of exercising, whether generally or in a particular case, any power conferred by—

      1. (i)

        regulation 25 (finance: powers to request information),

      2. (ii)

        regulation 26 (finance: production of documents),

      3. (iii)

        regulation 28 (disclosure of information), F1...

      4. (iiia)

        F2regulation 28A (finance: disclosure to the Governor), or

      5. (v)

        regulation 29A (search warrants), or

    4. (d)

      any person acting under the authority of a person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (c);”;

  • ““financial sanctions licence” means, in relation to the Territory, a licence issued by the Governor under regulation 20(1);”;

  • ““the Governor” is to be read in accordance with regulation 4A;”;

  • ““Her Majesty’s forces” does not include a force of any country, other than the United Kingdom, that is a member of the Commonwealth;”;

(ii)

omit the definitions of “Treasury licence” and “United Kingdom person”;

(c)

after that paragraph insert—

“(2)

In the application of these Regulations to a particular British overseas territory, the expression “the Territory” means that territory.”

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Sch. 2 para. 2(b)(i) omitted (11.12.2025) by virtue of The Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1307), art. 1(1), Sch. 16 para. 1(a)

F2

Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(b)(i) inserted (11.12.2025) by The Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1307), art. 1(1), Sch. 16 para. 1(b)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 come into force, see art. 1