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The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/1278 · Made 12 November 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Exiting The European Union

Sanctions

Made 12th November 2020

Laid before Parliament 16th November 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), (d)(i), 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), (2), 56(1) and 62(4) and (5) of, and paragraphs 2(a)(i), 4(a)(i), 5(a)(i), 6(a)(i), 10(a)(i), 11(a)(i), 13(a), (g), (k), (m) and (w), 14(a), 17(a), 20, 21 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

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

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.

M2

2018 c.13.

Modifications

C1

Regulations extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Yemen (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1589), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2 (as amended by The Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1307), art. 1(1), Sch. 28)

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. 19Interpretation of expressions used in this Part
  28. 20Export of military goods
  29. 21Supply and delivery of military goods
  30. 22Making military goods and military technology available
  31. 23Transfer of military technology
  32. 24Technical assistance relating to military goods and military technology
  33. 25Financial services and funds relating to military goods and military technology
  34. 26Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to military goods and military technology
  35. 27Enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities
  36. 28Circumventing etc. prohibitions
  37. 29Defences
  38. Part 6: Exceptions and licences
  39. 30Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
  40. 30ZAFinance: exception from prohibitions for required payments
  41. 30ZBFinance: exceptions relating to payment of Treasury debt
  42. 30AFinance: humanitarian exception
  43. 31Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
  44. 32Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
  45. 33Treasury licences
  46. 33ADirector disqualification licences
  47. 34Trade licences
  48. 35Licences: general provisions
  49. 36Finance: licensing offences
  50. 36ADirector disqualification: licensing offences
  51. 37Trade: licensing offences
  52. 38Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions
  53. Part 7: Information and records
  54. 39Finance: reporting obligations
  55. 39AFinance: reporting obligations for required payments
  56. 40“Relevant firm”
  57. 41Finance: powers to request information
  58. 42Finance: production of documents
  59. 43Finance: information offences
  60. 44Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
  61. 45General trade licences: records
  62. 46General trade licences: inspection of records
  63. 47Disclosure of information
  64. 47AFinance: disclosure to the Treasury
  65. 48Part 7: supplementary
  66. Part 8: Enforcement
  67. 49Penalties for offences
  68. 50Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
  69. 51Jurisdiction to try offences
  70. 52Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
  71. 53Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
  72. 54Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
  73. 55Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty Repealed
  74. 56Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
  75. 57Monetary penalties
  76. Part 9: Maritime enforcement
  77. 58Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  78. 59Maritime enforcement officers
  79. 60Power to stop, board, search etc.
  80. 61Seizure power
  81. 62Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
  82. 63Interpretation of Part 9
  83. Part 10: Supplementary and final provision
  84. 64Notices
  85. 65Trade: overlapping offences
  86. 66Revocations
  87. 67Amendment of the United Nations and European Union Financial Sanctions (Linking) Regulations 2017
  88. 68Transitional provision: Treasury licences
  89. 69Transitional provision: trade licences
  90. 70Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences
  91. 71Transitional provision: prior obligations
  92. Signature
  93. Schedule 1: Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
  94. 1Application of Schedule
  95. 2Joint interests
  96. 3Joint arrangements
  97. 4Calculating shareholdings
  98. 5Voting rights
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. 7Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
  101. 8Paragraph 8
  102. 9Shares or rights held “indirectly”
  103. 10Shares held by nominees
  104. 11Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
  105. 12Paragraph 12
  106. 13Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
  107. 14Rights attached to shares held by way of security
  108. Schedule 2: Treasury licences: purposes
  109. Part 1: Interpretation
  110. 1Paragraph 1
  111. Part 2: Purposes
  112. 2Basic needs
  113. 3Legal services
  114. 4Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
  115. 5Extraordinary expenses
  116. 6Pre-existing judicial decisions etc. Repealed
  117. 7Humanitarian assistance activities etc.
  118. Part 3: Purposes relating only to UN designated persons
  119. 8Prior obligations
  120. 8APre-existing judicial decisions etc.
  121. Part 4: Purposes relating only to non-UN designated persons
  122. 9Prior obligations
  123. 10Diplomatic missions etc.
  124. 11Extraordinary situation
  125. 12Insolvency
  126. 13Judicial decisions etc.
  127. Explanatory note