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The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/707 · Made 7 July 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Exiting The European Union

Sanctions

Made 7th July 2020

Laid before Parliament 9th July 2020

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State M1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(a) and (3)(a), 3(1)(a) and (d)(i), 5, 9(2)(b), 13, 15(2)(a), (2)(b), (3) and (6), 16, 17, 19, 20, 21(1), 54(1) and (2), 56(1) and 62(4) to (6) of, and paragraphs 2(b), 4(b), 5(a)(ii) and (b), 6(a)(ii) and (b), 13(h), (k), (l), (m) and (n), 16(a) and (b), 17(a), 20, 21 and 27 of Schedule 1 to, the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 M2, and having decided, upon consideration of the matters set out in section 56(1) of that Act, that it is appropriate to do so, makes the following Regulations:C1

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

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

M2

2018 c.13.

Modifications

C1

Regulations extended (with modifications) to specified British overseas territories (31.12.2020) by The Iraq (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1260), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (as amended (11.12.2025) by S.I. 2025/1307, art. 1(1), Sch. 25)

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
  5. 4Purpose
  6. Part 2: Designation of persons
  7. 5Designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions
  8. Part 3: Finance
  9. Chapter 1: Interpretation
  10. 6Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
  11. 7Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
  12. Chapter 2: Partial asset-freeze
  13. 8Partial asset-freeze in relation to the former Government of Iraq and its state bodies, corporations or agencies
  14. Chapter 3: Asset-freeze etc.
  15. 9Asset-freeze in relation to persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
  16. 10Making funds available to persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
  17. 11Making funds available for benefit of persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
  18. 12Making economic resources available to persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
  19. 13Making economic resources available for benefit of persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
  20. Chapter 4: Circumvention etc.
  21. 14Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  22. Part 4: Trade
  23. Chapter 1: Interpretation
  24. 15Definitions relating to goods and technology prohibited under this Part
  25. 16Interpretation of other expressions used in this Part
  26. Chapter 2: Military goods and military technology
  27. 17Export of military goods
  28. 18Supply and delivery of military goods
  29. 19Making military goods and military technology available
  30. 20Transfer of military technology
  31. 21Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to military goods and military technology
  32. Chapter 3: Illegally removed Iraqi Cultural Property
  33. 22Export and import of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
  34. 23Supply and delivery of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
  35. 24Making available and acquisition of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
  36. 25Financial services and funds relating to illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
  37. 26Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
  38. 27Holding or controlling illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
  39. Chapter 4: Further provision
  40. 28Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  41. 29Defences
  42. Part 5: Exceptions and licences
  43. 30Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  44. 30AFinance: humanitarian exception
  45. 31Finance: exceptions for return of frozen funds to Iraq
  46. 32Trade: exception for the return of Iraqi cultural property
  47. 33Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  48. 34Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  49. 35Treasury licences
  50. 36Trade licences
  51. 37Licences: general provisions
  52. 38Finance: licensing offences
  53. 39Trade: licensing offences
  54. Part 6: Information and records
  55. 40Finance: reporting obligations
  56. 41“Relevant firm”
  57. 42Finance: powers to request information
  58. 43Finance: production of documents
  59. 44Finance: information offences
  60. 45Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
  61. 46General trade licences: records
  62. 47General trade licences: inspection of records
  63. 48Disclosure of information
  64. 48AFinance: disclosure to the Treasury
  65. 49Part 6: supplementary
  66. Part 7: Enforcement
  67. 50Penalties for offences
  68. 51Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
  69. 52Jurisdiction to try offences
  70. 53Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  71. 54Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  72. 55Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
  73. 56Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty Repealed
  74. 57Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  75. 58Monetary penalties
  76. Part 8: Maritime enforcement
  77. 59Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  78. 60Maritime enforcement officers
  79. 61Power to stop, board, search etc.
  80. 62Seizure power
  81. 63Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  82. 64Interpretation of Part 8
  83. Part 9: Supplementary and final provision
  84. 65Notices
  85. 66Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008
  86. 67Trade: overlapping offences
  87. 68Revocations
  88. 69Amendment to the United Nations and European Union Financial Sanctions (Linking) Regulations 2017
  89. 70Transitional provision: Treasury licences
  90. 71Transitional provision: trade licences
  91. 72Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences
  92. 73Transitional provision: prior obligations
  93. Signature
  94. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
  95. 1Application of Schedule
  96. 2Joint interests
  97. 3Joint arrangements
  98. 4Calculating shareholdings
  99. 5Voting rights
  100. 6Paragraph 6
  101. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  102. 8Paragraph 8
  103. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  104. 10Shares held by nominees
  105. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  106. 12Paragraph 12
  107. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
  108. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  109. Schedule 2: Treasury licences: purposes
  110. Part 1: Interpretation
  111. 1Paragraph 1
  112. Part 2: Pre-existing judicial decisions etc.
  113. 2Paragraph 2
  114. Part 3: Purposes: persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
  115. 3Basic needs
  116. 4Legal services
  117. 5Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  118. 6Extraordinary expenses
  119. Explanatory note