Regulation 2 InterpretationI1I2
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);
“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 20A;
“the EU Guinea-Bissau Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 of 3 May 2012, concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau M1, as it has effect in EU law;
“Guinea-Bissau” means the Republic of Guinea-Bissau;
“Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 20(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), 3(2)
Marginal citations
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OJ L 168, 28.6.2012, p.55.
Commencement
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Reg. 2 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)
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Reg. 2 in force at 22.3.2019 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 10(1)(b)
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
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Regulations extended (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 come into force) by The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1587), regs. 1, 2, Schs. 1, 2 (as amended (11.12.2025) by The Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1307), art. 1(1), Sch. 8)