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The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/642 · Made 25 June 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Exiting The European Union

Sanctions

Made 25th June 2020

Laid before Parliament 29th June 2020

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State M1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(a), (c) and (3), 3(1)(a), (b)(i) and (ii), (d)(i) and (ii), 4, 5, 9(2), 10(2) to (4), 11, 13, 15(2)(a) and (b), (3), (4)(b), (5) and (6), 16, 17, 19, 20, 21(1), 54(1) and (2), 56(1) and 62(4) to (6) of, and paragraphs, 2(a)(i) and (b), 3(a) and (b), 4(a)(i) and (b) to (d), 5(a)(i), (ii) and (b), 6(a)(i), (ii) and (b), 7(b), 10(a)(i) and (b), 11(a)(i) and (ii), 13(a) to (c), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (q) and (w), 14(a), (f) and (k), and 17(a), 20, 21, 23 and 27 of Schedule 1 to, the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 M2, and having decided, upon consideration of the matters set out in section 2(2) and 56(1) of that Act, that it is appropriate to do so, makes the following Regulations:C1

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Marginal citations

M1

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 that Act defines an “appropriate Minister” as including the Secretary of State.

M2

2018 c.13.

Modifications

C1

Regulations extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/950 has come into force) by The Somalia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1285), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 17 (as amended (11.12.2025) by The Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1307), art. 1(1), Sch. 22)

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
  5. 4Purposes
  6. Part 2: Designation of persons
  7. 5Power to designate persons
  8. 5AConditions for the designation of persons by name
  9. 6Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”
  10. 7Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
  11. 8Notification and publicity where designation power used
  12. 9Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used
  13. 10Designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions
  14. Part 3: Finance
  15. 11Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
  16. 12Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
  17. 13Making funds available to designated persons
  18. 14Making funds available for benefit of designated persons
  19. 15Making economic resources available to designated persons
  20. 16Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons
  21. 17Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  22. Part 3A: Director disqualification sanctions
  23. 17ADirector disqualification sanctions
  24. Part 4: Immigration
  25. 18Immigration
  26. Part 5: Trade
  27. Chapter 1: Interpretation
  28. 19Definitions relating to goods and technology prohibited under Part 5
  29. 20Interpretation of other expressions used in this Part
  30. Chapter 2: Trade prohibitions relating to military goods, military technology, IED component goods and IED component technology
  31. 21Export of goods
  32. 22Supply and delivery of goods
  33. 23Making goods and technology available
  34. 24Transfer of technology
  35. 25Technical assistance relating to military goods and military technology
  36. 26Financial services and funds relating to military goods and military technology
  37. 27Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to military goods and military technology
  38. Chapter 3: Targeted arms embargo
  39. 28Export of military goods
  40. 29Supply and delivery of military goods
  41. 30Making military goods and military technology available
  42. 31Transfer of military technology
  43. 32Technical assistance relating to military goods and military technology
  44. 33Financial services and funds relating to military goods and military technology
  45. 34Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to military goods and military technology
  46. Chapter 4: Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities
  47. 35Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities: designated persons
  48. 36Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities
  49. Chapter 5: Trade prohibitions relating to import, purchase and transportation
  50. 37Import of charcoal
  51. 38Purchase etc. of charcoal
  52. 39Transport of charcoal
  53. 40Prohibitions relating to the associated provision of financial services and funds
  54. Chapter 6: Further provision
  55. 41Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  56. 41ATrade: end-use control
  57. 42Defences
  58. Part 6: Exceptions and licences
  59. 43Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  60. 43AFinance: exception from prohibitions for required payments
  61. 44Finance: humanitarian exception
  62. 45Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  63. 46Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  64. 47Treasury licences
  65. 47ADirector disqualification licences
  66. 48Trade licences
  67. 49Licences: general provisions
  68. 50Finance: licensing offences
  69. 50ADirector disqualification: licensing offences
  70. 51Trade: licensing offences
  71. 52Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971
  72. Part 7: Information and records
  73. 53Finance: reporting obligations
  74. 53AFinance: reporting obligations for required payments
  75. 54“Relevant firm”
  76. 55Finance: powers to request information
  77. 56Finance: production of documents
  78. 57Finance: information offences
  79. 58Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
  80. 59General trade licences: records
  81. 60General trade licences: inspection of records
  82. 61Disclosure of information
  83. 61AFinance: disclosure to the Treasury
  84. 62Part 7: supplementary
  85. Part 8: Enforcement
  86. 63Penalties for offences
  87. 64Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
  88. 65Jurisdiction to try offences
  89. 66Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  90. 67Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  91. 68Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
  92. 69Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty Repealed
  93. 70Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  94. 71Monetary penalties
  95. Part 9: Maritime enforcement
  96. 72Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  97. 73Maritime enforcement officers
  98. 74Power to stop, board, search etc.
  99. 75Seizure power
  100. 76Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  101. 77Interpretation of Part 9
  102. Part 10: Supplementary and final provision
  103. 78Notices
  104. 79Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008
  105. 80Trade: overlapping offences
  106. 81Revocations
  107. 82Amendment of the United Nations and European Union Financial Sanctions (Linking) Regulations 2017
  108. 83Transitional provision: Treasury licences
  109. 84Transitional provision: trade licences
  110. 85Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences
  111. 86Transitional provision: prior obligations
  112. Signature
  113. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
  114. 1Application of Schedule
  115. 2Joint interests
  116. 3Joint arrangements
  117. 4Calculating shareholdings
  118. 5Voting rights
  119. 6Paragraph 6
  120. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  121. 8Paragraph 8
  122. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  123. 10Shares held by nominees
  124. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  125. 12Paragraph 12
  126. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
  127. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  128. Schedule 2: Definitions used in Part 5 (Trade)
  129. Part 1: Interpretation
  130. 1Paragraph 1
  131. Part 2: Charcoal
  132. 2Paragraph 2
  133. Part 3: IED components
  134. 3Paragraph 3
  135. Schedule 3: Treasury licences: purposes
  136. Part 1: Interpretation
  137. 1Paragraph 1
  138. Part 2: Purposes
  139. 2Basic needs
  140. 3Legal services
  141. 4Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  142. 5Extraordinary expenses
  143. 6Pre-existing judicial decisions etc. Repealed
  144. Part 2A: Purposes relating only to UN designated persons
  145. 6APre-existing judicial decisions etc.
  146. Part 3: Purposes relating only to non-UN designated persons
  147. 7Diplomatic missions etc.
  148. 8Prior obligations
  149. 9Extraordinary situation
  150. 10Insolvency
  151. 11Judicial decisions etc.
  152. Explanatory note