Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018;

• “aircraft” has the meaning given in section 6(9) (aircraft sanctions) of the Act;

• “aircraft sanctions regulations” means provisions in regulations made under section 1 (power to make sanctions regulations) of the Act^f1 that—

  1. (a)

     contain a prohibition or requirement imposed for a purpose mentioned in section 6(1) (aircraft sanctions) of the Act,

  2. (b)

     authorise a direction within section 6(3) to (5) of the Act, or

  3. (c)

     make supplemental provision (within the meaning of section 1(6) of the Act) in connection with any prohibition or requirement mentioned in paragraph (a) or any direction mentioned in paragraph (b), including these Regulations;

• “CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979^f2;

• “the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;

• “conduct” includes acts and omissions;

• “document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include producing a copy of the information in legible form;

• “excluded trade sanctions regulations” means—

  1. (a)

     the following provisions in the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019^f3—

     1. (ai)

        F1regulation 18(1) (investments in relation to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory), in so far as it concerns an activity mentioned in regulation 18(2)(a);

     2. (bi)

        regulation 18B(1) (investments in relation to Russia), in so far as it concerns an activity mentioned in regulation 18B(2)(a) or (b);

     3. (iii)

        regulations 46Z9B to 46Z9D (maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products);

     4. (iv)

        regulation 54A (internet services),

  2. (b)

     regulation 27P (preventing provision of internet services) of the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019^f4, or

  3. (c)

     a provision in those Regulations which makes supplemental provision (within the meaning of section 1(6) of the Act) in connection with any prohibition or requirement mentioned in paragraphs (a) or (b);

• “sanctions regulations” means trade sanctions regulations, aircraft sanctions regulations and shipping sanctions regulations;

• “ship” has the meaning given in section 7(14) (shipping sanctions) of the Act;

• “shipping sanctions regulations” means provisions in regulations made under section 1 (power to make sanctions regulations) of the Act that—

  1. (a)

     contain a prohibition or requirement imposed for a purpose mentioned in section 7(1) (shipping sanctions) of the Act,

  2. (b)

     authorise a direction within section 7(3) to (5) of the Act,

  3. (c)

     fall within section 7(6) of the Act, or

  4. (d)

     make supplemental provision (within the meaning of section 1(6) of the Act) in connection with any prohibition or requirement mentioned in paragraph (a), any direction mentioned in paragraph (b), or any provision falling within paragraph (c), including these Regulations;

• “trade sanctions regulations” means provisions in regulations made under section 1 (power to make sanctions regulations) of the Act that are not excluded trade sanctions regulations and that—

  1. (a)

     contain a prohibition or requirement imposed for a purpose mentioned in section 5(1) (trade sanctions) of the Act, or

  2. (b)

     make supplemental provision (within the meaning of section 1(6) of the Act) in connection with any prohibition or requirement mentioned in paragraph (a), including these Regulations;

• “United Kingdom person” has the meaning given in section 21 (extra-territorial application) of the Act.