Explanatory note

These Regulations bring into force the provisions of certain sanctions regulations which have been made under section 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“the Act”).

In accordance with the powers under section 56 of the Act, these Regulations provide that certain provisions of those sanctions regulations come into force on different days. The provisions required for a person to be designated for the purposes of the sanctions regulations (whether by the Secretary of State or the United Nations Security Council and its Sanctions Committees) come into force respectively on: 22nd March 2019 in respect of those sanctions regulations which are subject to approval by resolution of each House of Parliament; 25th March 2019 in respect of those sanctions regulations which are subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament; and the day after they are laid in Parliament in respect of the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. All provisions of the sanctions regulations commenced by these Regulations other than those relating to designation will come into force on exit day.