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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;

  • “conduct” includes acts and omissions;

  • “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;

  • F1“director disqualification licence” means a licence under regulation 44A;

  • “the Dual-Use Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items;

  • “humanitarian assistance activity” includes the work of international and non-governmental organisations carrying out relief activities in Myanmar for the benefit of the civilian population there;

  • “the Myanmar security forces” means the Tatmadaw and the Myanmar Police Force, including the Border Guard Force, and any person acting on their behalf or under their command or control;

  • “serious human rights violation or abuse” means a serious violation or abuse of any of the human rights specified in regulation 4;

  • “the Tatmadaw” means the Myanmar Armed Forces;

  • “trade licence” means a licence under regulation 45;

  • “Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 44(1);

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

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Words in reg. 2 inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 16(2)

Marginal citations

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

Commencement

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Reg. 2 in force at 29.4.2021 at 2.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)