# The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021, Regulation 79: Transitional provision: prior obligations etc.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) — This regulation applies to a person (“P”) who, immediately before the relevant date, was designated by the Secretary of State under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) of the 2019 Regulations for the purposes of—
(a) regulations 11 to 15 (asset-freeze etc.) of those Regulations, or
(b) regulation 17 (immigration) of those Regulations.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), any reference in a provision mentioned in paragraph (4) to the date on which P became a designated person is a reference to the date on which P was designated by the Secretary of State under regulation 5 of the 2019 Regulations.
(3) Where P was named in Annex I of the EU Burma Regulation immediately before IP completion day , any reference in a provision mentioned in paragraph (4) to the date on which P became a designated person is a reference to the date on which P was named in that Annex.
(4) The provisions referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) are—
(a) regulation 41(5) (finance: exceptions from prohibitions), and
(b) paragraph 9(a) of Schedule 4 (Treasury licences: purposes).
(5) In this regulation—
“the 2019 Regulations” means the Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019;
“the EU Burma Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 of 2 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma and repealing Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 , as it has effect in EU law;
“the relevant date” means the date on which Part 3 (Finance) and Part 4 (Immigration) come into force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/496/regulation/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/myanmar-sanctions-regulations-2021/regulation-79
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