Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) to amend the Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2023/1281) (the “2022 Regulations”). These amendments are being made to ensure compliance with the UK's UN obligations, specifically to ensure changes made by UN Security Council Resolution 2752 (2024), adopted by the UN Security Council on 18th October 2024, are reflected.
Regulation 4 of the 2022 Regulations is amended to include reference to the extension of the scope of the arms embargo by Resolution 2752 to include a broader range of arms and related materiel. Regulations 15, 16, 17, 36, 37, 48 and 49 of the 2022 Regulations are amended accordingly. Regulations 18 to 22 are inserted; these provisions reintroduce measures relevant to the broader arms embargo, which had previously been omitted by the Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1320) in consequence of the more limited arms embargo introduced by UN Security Council resolution 2699 (2023) adopted by the Security Council on 2nd October 2023, and resolution 2700 (2023) adopted by UN Security Council on 19th October 2023. The definition of “small arms, light weapons and ammunition” set out in Schedule 1A is omitted in consequence of the broader arms embargo.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. An Impact Assessment was, however, produced for the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 and can be found at: