Regulation 66 Licences: general provisionsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

This regulation applies in relation to Treasury licences F1, F2director disqualification licences, trade licences F3, detained transport asset licences, ships licences and aircraft licences.

(2)

A licence must specify the acts authorised by it.

(3)

A licence may be general or may authorise acts by a particular person or persons of a particular description.

(4)

A licence may —

(a)

contain conditions;

(b)

be of indefinite duration or a defined duration.

(5)

A person who issues a licence may vary, revoke or suspend it at any time.

(6)

A person who F4, on the application of a person (“P”), F5issues a licence which authorises acts by a particular person F6, or varies, revokes or suspends that licence, must give written notice to F7P of the issue, variation, revocation or suspension of the licence.

(7)

A person who issues, varies, revokes or suspends a general licence or a licence which authorises acts by persons of a particular description must take such steps as that person considers appropriate to publicise the issue, variation, revocation or suspension of the licence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 66(1) substituted (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), 33
F2: Words in reg. 66(1) inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 8(7)
F3: Words in reg. 66(1) substituted (20.5.2026) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/543), regs. 1(2), 22
F4: Words in reg. 66(6) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 15(9)(a)
F5: Word in reg. 66(6) substituted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 15(9)(b)
F6: Words in reg. 66(6) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 15(9)(c)
F7: Word in reg. 66(6) substituted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 15(9)(d)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 66 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

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)