Regulation 5 Power to designate personsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Secretary of State may designate persons by name F1in accordance with regulation 5A (conditions for the designation of persons by name) for the purposes of any of the following—

(a)

regulations 11 to 15 (asset-freeze etc.);

F2(aa)

regulation 17A F3(corresponding banking relationships and processing payments);

F4(ab)

regulation 18C (trust services);

F5(ac)

regulation 19B (director disqualification sanctions);

(b)

regulation 20 F6(immigration);

F7(bza)

regulation 46A (technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships);

F8(bzaa)

regulation 46Z39 (detained transport assets);

F9(bzb)

regulation 54A (internet services);

F10(ba)

regulations 57A and 57C to 57E F11(ships: prohibition on port entry etc.);

F12(bb)

regulations 57J and 57M (aircraft).

F13(1A)

The Secretary of State may provide that persons of a description specified by the Secretary of State are designated persons for the purposes of any of the following—

(a)

regulations 11 to 15 (asset-freeze etc.);

(b)

regulation 17A F14(corresponding banking relationships and processing payments);

(F15ba)

regulation 18C (trust services);

(c)

regulation 20 (immigration);

(d)

regulation 46A (technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships);

(F16dza)

regulation 46Z39 (detained transport assets);

(F17da)

regulation 54A (internet services);

(e)

regulations 57A and 57C to 57E (ships: prohibition on port entry etc.);

(f)

regulations 57J and 57M (aircraft).

(2)

The Secretary of State may designate different persons for the purposes of different provisions mentioned in paragraph (1) F18or (1A).

F19(3)

For the purposes of these Regulations, persons “designated under regulation 5” for the purpose of a particular regulation means—

(a)

persons who are designated by name under paragraph (1) for the purposes of that particular regulation, and

(b)

where the Secretary of State makes provision under paragraph (1A) that persons of a specified description are designated persons for the purposes of that particular regulation, persons of that description.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 5(1) inserted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 14(2)
F2: Reg. 5(1)(aa) inserted (1.3.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/194), regs. 1(2), 3
F3: Words in reg. 5(1)(aa) substituted (15.12.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1364), regs. 1(3), 23(1)(2)(a)
F4: Reg. 5(1)(ab) inserted (16.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1331), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(a)
F5: Reg. 5(1)(ac) inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 8(3)
F6: Word in reg. 5(1)(b) substituted (1.3.2022 at 3.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/203), regs. 1(2), 4(a)
F7: Reg. 5(1)(bza) inserted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 5(a)
F8: Reg. 5(1)(bzaa) inserted (20.5.2026) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/543), regs. 1(2), 5(2)
F9: Reg. 5(1)(bzb) inserted (29.4.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/477), regs. 1(2), 4(a)
F10: Reg. 5(1)(ba) inserted (1.3.2022 at 3.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/203), regs. 1(2), 4(b)
F11: Words in reg. 5(1)(ba) substituted (8.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/241), regs. 1(2), 4(a)
F12: Reg. 5(1)(bb) inserted (8.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/241), regs. 1(2), 4(b)
F13: Reg. 5(1A) inserted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 5(b)
F14: Words in reg. 5(1A)(b) substituted (15.12.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1364), regs. 1(3), 23(1)(2)(a)
F15: Reg. 5(1A)(ba) inserted (16.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1331), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(b)
F16: Reg. 5(1A)(dza) inserted (20.5.2026) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/543), regs. 1(2), 5(3)
F17: Reg. 5(1A)(da) inserted (29.4.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/477), regs. 1(2), 4(b)
F18: Words in reg. 5(2) inserted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 5(c)
F19: Reg. 5(3) inserted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 5(d)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 11.4.2019, see reg. 1(3)(d)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Regulations extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1571), arts. 1(1), 2, Schs. 1, 2 (as amended: (11.3.2021) by S.I. 2021/288, arts. 1(1), 2(2); (14.4.2022) by S.I. 2022/453, arts. 1(1), 3-38; (20.7.2022) by S.I. 2022/843, arts. 1(1), 3; (10.11.2022) by S.I. 2022/1167, arts. 1(1), 3-17; (15.12.2022) by S.I. 2022/1338, arts. 1(1), 3-10; (9.3.2023) by S.I. 2023/291, arts. 1(1), 3-9; (20.7.2023) by S.I. 2023/846, arts. 1(1), 3, 5-22; (30.9.2023) by S.I. 2023/846, arts. 1(2), 4; (14.3.2024) by S.I. 2024/370, arts. 1, 3-13; (3.10.2024) by S.I. 2024/987, arts. 1(1), 3-6; and (11.12.2025) by S.I. 2025/1307, art. 1(1), Sch. 15)