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Regulation 60 Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crimeI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Where an act would, in the absence of this paragraph, be prohibited by regulation 9(2) (confidentiality) or any prohibition in Part 3 (Finance) F1or 5 (Trade), that prohibition does not apply to the act if the act is one which a responsible officer has determined would be in the interests of—

(a)

national security, or

(b)

the prevention or detection of serious crime in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

(2)

Where, in the absence of this paragraph, a thing would be required to be done under or by virtue of a provision of F2... regulation 57(5) (notification requirement in respect of exceptions relating to petroleum products), Part 8 (Information and records) or Part 10 (Maritime enforcement), that requirement does not apply if a responsible officer has determined that not doing the thing in question would be in the interests of—

(a)

national security, or

(b)

the prevention or detection of serious crime in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

(3)

In this regulation “responsible officer” means a person in the service of the Crown or holding office under the Crown, acting in the course of that person's duty.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 60(1) substituted (25.4.2025) by The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/507), regs. 1(2), 18(a)

F2

Words in reg. 60(2) omitted (25.4.2025) by virtue of The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/507), regs. 1(2), 18(b)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 60 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)