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The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

S.I. 2022/748 · Made 30 June 2022

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Sanctions

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made 30th June 2022

Laid before Parliament 4th July 2022

Coming into force 5th July 2022

The Secretary of Statef1, considering that the condition in section 45(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018f2 is met, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 3(1)(b)(ii) and (iii), 3(1)(d)(ii) and (iii), 3(1)(e)(iii), 5, 6, 7(1) to (5), (8), (9), (11) and (14), 9(2)(a), 10(2), (3) and (4), 11, 12, 14, 15(2)(a) and (b), (3) and (6), 16, 17, 19, 20, 21(1), 45, 54(1) and (2) and 62(5) and (6), and paragraphs 2(a)(ii) and (b), 3(a) and (b), 4(b), (c) and (d), 5(a)(ii) and (b), 6(a)(ii) and (b), 7(a)(ii) and (b), 10, 11(a)(i), (ii) and (iii), 13(a), (b), (c), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (p), (q) and (w), 14(a), (f) and (k), 17, 19 to 23 and 27 of Schedule 1 to that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The power to make regulations under Part 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) is conferred on an appropriate Minister. Section 1(9)(a) of the Act defines an “appropriate Minister” as including the Secretary of State.

f2

2018 c. 13. Section 17(5)(b)(i) (enforcement) is amended by the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), Schedule 24, paragraph 443(1). Sections 1, 11, 12, 14 and 45 are amended by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10), sections 57, 58, 59, 60 and 62.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Amendment of the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. 4Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
  6. Part 2: Purposes and designation
  7. 5Purposes
  8. 6Power to designate persons
  9. 7Conditions for designation
  10. 8Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”
  11. 9Notification and publicity where power to designate by name is used
  12. 10Notification and publicity where power to designate by description is used
  13. Part 3: Financial restrictions
  14. 11Dealing with transferable securities or money-market instruments
  15. 12Loans and credit arrangements
  16. 13Foreign exchange reserve and asset management
  17. 14Interpretation of terms in relation to other financial restrictions
  18. 15Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  19. Part 4: Trade sanctions
  20. 16Interpretation of Part 5 (Trade)
  21. 17Exports to Belarus and related activities
  22. 18Omission of Chapter 2A
  23. 19Imports from Belarus and related activities
  24. 20Other trade prohibitions
  25. 21Trade: Further provision
  26. Part 5: Aircraft and ships
  27. 22Movement of aircraft
  28. 23Directions by the Secretary of State
  29. 24Movement of aircraft: directions
  30. 25Registration of aircraft in the United Kingdom
  31. 26Offences
  32. 27Interpretation
  33. 28Ships
  34. Part 6: Exceptions and licences
  35. 29Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  36. 30Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  37. 31Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  38. 32Exceptions relating to loans and credit arrangements
  39. 33Trade: exceptions relating to mineral products for personal or humanitarian use
  40. 34Other exceptions
  41. 35Treasury licences
  42. 36Aircraft licences
  43. 37Licences: general provisions
  44. 38Aircraft: licensing offences
  45. Part 7: Information, records and enforcement
  46. 39Information and records
  47. 40Offences
  48. 41Maritime enforcement
  49. Part 8: Schedules
  50. 42Amendments to Schedule 2B
  51. 43New schedules 2C to 2G
  52. 44Amendments to Schedule 3
  53. Part 9: Transitional provision and consequential amendments
  54. 45Transitional provision: trade licences
  55. 46Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993
  56. Signature
  57. Schedule Schedule
  58. Explanatory note