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Regulation 6 Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”F3I1

United Kingdom

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(2)

F2For the purposes of regulation 5A (conditions for the designation of persons by name) an “involved person” means a person who—

(a)

is or has been involved in—

(i)

the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Nicaragua,

(ii)

the repression of civil society or democratic opposition in Nicaragua, or

(iii)

other actions, policies or activities which undermine democracy or the rule of law in Nicaragua,

(b)

is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by a person who is or has been so involved,

(c)

is acting on behalf of or at the direction of a person who is or has been so involved, or

(d)

is a member of, or associated with, a person who is or has been so involved.

(3)

Any reference in this regulation to being involved in an activity set out in paragraph (2)(a) above includes being so involved in whatever way and wherever any actions constituting the involvement take place, and in particular includes—

(a)

being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting any such activity;

(b)

providing financial services, or making available funds or economic resources, that could contribute to any such activity;

(c)

being involved in the supply to Nicaragua of goods or technology which could contribute to any such activity, or in providing financial services relating to such supply;

(d)

being involved in assisting the contravention or circumvention of any relevant provision.

(4)

In this regulation “relevant provision” means—

(a)

any provision of Part 3 (Finance);

(b)

any provision of the law of a country other than the United Kingdom made for purposes corresponding to a purpose of any provision of Part 3.

(5)

Nothing in any sub-paragraph of paragraph (3) is to be taken to limit the meaning of any of the other sub-paragraphs of that paragraph.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 6(1) omitted (18.4.2025) by virtue of The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 18(4)(b)

F2

Words in reg. 6(2) substituted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 18(4)(c)

F3

Reg. 6 heading substituted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 18(4)(a)

Commencement

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Reg. 6 in force at 14.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 8(1)