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Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

United Kingdom

In these Regulations—

  • “the Act” means the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018;

  • “arrangement” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions, whether or not legally enforceable (but see paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 for the meaning of that term in that Schedule);

  • “CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 M1;

  • “the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;

  • “the Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council established in accordance with paragraph 24 of resolution 1970;

  • “conduct” includes acts and omissions;

  • F1“director disqualification licence” means a licence under regulation 48A;

  • “document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include producing a copy of the information in legible form;

  • “the EU Libya Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 M2, as it has effect in EU law;

  • a “non-UN designated person” means a person—

    1. (a)

      who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of regulations 12 to 16 (asset-freeze etc.), and

    2. (b)

      whose designation (in the opinion of the Secretary of State) is not required by paragraph 17 of resolution 1970 F2(read in accordance with regulation 4(4));

  • “port licence” means a licence under regulation 50;

  • “resolution 1970” means resolution 1970 (2011) adopted by the Security Council on 26 February 2011;

  • “resolution 1973” means resolution 1973 (2011) adopted by the Security Council on 17 March 2011;

  • “resolution 2009” means resolution 2009 (2011) adopted by the Security Council on 16 September 2011;

  • “resolution 2095” means resolution 2095 (2013) adopted by the Security Council on 14 March 2013;

  • “resolution 2146” means resolution 2146 (2014) adopted by the Security Council on 19 March 2014;

  • “resolution 2174” means resolution 2174 (2014) adopted by the Security Council on 27 August 2014;

  • “resolution 2213” means resolution 2213 (2015) adopted by the Security Council on 27 March 2015;

  • “resolution 2362” means resolution 2362 (2017 adopted by the Security Council on 29 June 2017;

  • “resolution 2441” means resolution 2441 (2018) adopted by the Security Council on 5 November 2018;

  • “trade licence” means a licence under regulation 49;

  • “Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 48(1);

  • “United Kingdom person” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 2 inserted (5.6.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/644), regs. 1(2), 17(2)

F2

Words in reg. 2 inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 31(2)

Marginal citations

M1

1979 c.2. Amendments have been made to this Act and are cited, where relevant, in respect of the applicable regulations.

M2

OJ No. L 012, 19.1.2016, p. 1.

Commencement

I1

Reg. 2 in force at 30.12.2020, see reg. 1(2)(b)