{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/792",
  "legislation_title": "The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union\nSanctions\nMade 3rd April 2019\nLaid before Parliament 5th April 2019\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(c) and (3)(b), 3(1)(a), (b)(iii), (c)(iii), (d), (e)(iii), (g)(iii) and (2)(c), 4, 5, 6(1)(a), (2) and (7), 9(2)(a), 10(2)(a) and (c), (3) and (4), 11(2) to (9), 15(2)(a) and (b), (3), (4)(b), (5) and (6), 16, 17(2) to (9), 19, 20, 21(1), 54(1) and (2) and 62(4) to (6) of, and paragraphs 2(a)(iii) and (b), 3(a), (b) and (c)(iii), 4(a)(iii), (b), (c) and (d), 5(a)(ii), (b) to (d), 6(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b), 7(b), 11(a)(ii) and (iii), 13(a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (p), (q) and (w), 14(a), (e), (f) and (k), 17 to 23 and 27 of Schedule 1 to, the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 , and having decided, upon consideration of the matters set out in section 2(2) of that Act, that it is appropriate to do so, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "The power to make regulations under Part 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 is conferred on an “appropriate Minister”. Section 1(9)(a) of the Act defines an “appropriate Minister” as including the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "2018 c.13."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "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 Syria (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1580), arts. 1(1), 2, Schs. 1, 2 (as amended (3.10.2024) by S.I. 2024/986, arts. 1(1), 3, 4 and (11.12.2025) by S.I. 2025/1307, art. 1(1), Sch. 14); S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/792/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:42:00.541031+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}