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The Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/1071 · Made 12 October 2026

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Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 55(3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment of both Houses for more than four days.

SANCTIONS

Made 12th October 2026

Laid before Parliament 13th October 2026

Coming into force 15th October 2026

The Secretary of Statef1 makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1)(c) and (3)(b), 3(1)(a) and (d)(i), 3A, 4, 9(2)(a), 10(2) to (4), 11(1A) to (9), 12(1A) to (9), 15(2)(a) and (b), (3), (3A), (3B), (4)(b), (5) and (6), 16, 17(2) to (5) and (8), 21(1), 45(1)(a), 54(1) and (2), and 62(4) and (5) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018f2.

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Footnotes

f1

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.

f2

2018 c. 13. Section 17(5)(b)(i) (enforcement) is amended by the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), Schedule 24, paragraph 443(1). Sections 1, 11 and 16 are amended by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10), sections 57, 58, 59 and 65. Section 3A and 15(3A) and (3B) were inserted by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), section 35(3) and is in force only for the limited purpose of conferring power to make regulations.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  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. 6Conditions for designation of persons by name
  9. 7Conditions for designation of persons by description
  10. 8Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”
  11. 9Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
  12. 10Notification and publicity where power to designate by name is used
  13. 11Notification and publicity where power to designate by description is used
  14. 12Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used
  15. Part 3: Finance
  16. 13Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
  17. 14Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
  18. 15Making funds available to designated persons
  19. 16Making funds available for benefit of designated persons
  20. 17Making economic resources available to designated persons
  21. 18Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons
  22. 19Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  23. Part 4: Director disqualification sanctions
  24. 20Director disqualification sanctions
  25. Part 5: Immigration
  26. 21Immigration
  27. Part 6: Exceptions and licences
  28. 22Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  29. 23Finance: exception from prohibitions for required payments
  30. 24Finance: exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  31. 25Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  32. 26Treasury licences
  33. 27Director disqualification licences
  34. 28Licences: general provisions
  35. 29Notices
  36. 30Finance: licensing offences
  37. 31Director disqualification: licensing offences
  38. 32Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions
  39. Part 7: Information and records
  40. 33Finance: reporting obligations
  41. 34Finance: reporting obligations for required payments
  42. 35“Relevant firm”
  43. 36Finance: powers to request information
  44. 37Finance: production of documents
  45. 38Finance: information offences
  46. 39Disclosure of information
  47. 40Finance: disclosure to the Treasury
  48. 41Part 7: supplementary
  49. Part 8: Enforcement
  50. 42Penalties for offences
  51. 43Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
  52. 44Jurisdiction to try offences
  53. 45Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  54. 46Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  55. 47Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  56. Part 9: Revocation and transitional provision
  57. 48Revocation of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations
  58. 49Transitional provision: designations
  59. 50Transitional provision: Treasury licences
  60. 51Transitional provision: director disqualification licences
  61. 52Interpretation of Part 9
  62. Signature
  63. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 9(2)
  64. 1Application of Schedule
  65. 2Joint interests
  66. 3Joint arrangements
  67. 4Calculating shareholdings
  68. 5Voting rights
  69. 6Paragraph 6
  70. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  71. 8Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  72. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  73. 10Shares held by nominees
  74. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  75. 12Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  76. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
  77. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  78. Schedule 2: Treasury licences: purposes
  79. 1Interpretation
  80. 2Basic needs
  81. 3Legal services
  82. 4Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  83. 5Extraordinary expenses
  84. 6Judicial decisions etc.
  85. 7Extraordinary situation
  86. 8Prior obligations
  87. 9Diplomatic missions etc.
  88. 10Humanitarian assistance activity
  89. 11Insolvency
  90. Explanatory note