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Regulation 6 Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”F3I1I2

United Kingdom

F1(1)

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(2)

F2For the purposes of regulation 5A (conditions for the designation of persons by name), an “involved person” means a person who—

(a)

is or has been involved in a relevant activity,

(b)

is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by a person who is or has been so involved,

(c)

is acting on behalf of or at the direction of a person who is or has been so involved, or

(d)

is a member of, or associated with, a person who is or has been so involved.

(3)

In this regulation, a “relevant activity” means—

(a)

the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse, or violation of international humanitarian law applicable to the armed conflicts in Yemen including, in particular, in relation to—

(i)

rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence;

(ii)

recruitment or use of children in armed conflicts;

(iii)

any of the rights referred to in regulation 4(2)(e);

(b)

obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance in Yemen;

(c)

obstruction of or undermining the successful completion of the political transition as outlined in the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and Implementation Mechanism Agreement;

(d)

impeding the implementation of the final report of the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, including in particular, through acts of violence, or attacks on essential infrastructure in Yemen;

(e)

any other acts which threaten the peace, security or stability of Yemen.

(4)

Any reference in this regulation to being involved in a relevant activity includes being so involved in whatever way, and wherever, any actions constituting the involvement take place, and in particular includes—

(a)

being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting any such activity;

(b)

providing financial services, or making available funds or economic resources, that could contribute to any such activity;

(c)

being involved in the supply of military goods or military technology to a designated person or in providing financial services or other assistance relating to such supply;

(d)

being involved in assisting the contravention or circumvention of any relevant provision.

(5)

In this regulation, “relevant provision” means—

(a)

any provision of Part 3 (Finance) or Part 5 (Trade);

(b)

any provision of the law of a country other than the United Kingdom made for purposes corresponding to a purpose of any provision of Part 3 (Finance) or Part 5 (Trade);

(c)

any provision of the resolutions mentioned in regulations 4(3).

(6)

Nothing in any sub-paragraph of paragraph (3) or (4) is to be taken to limit the meaning of any of the other sub-paragraphs of those paragraphs.

(7)

In this regulation, “military goods” and “military technology” have the meanings given by Part 5.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 6(1) omitted (18.4.2025) by virtue of The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 24(4)(b)

F2

Words in reg. 6(2) substituted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 24(4)(c)

F3

Reg. 6 heading substituted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 24(4)(a)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 6 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2

Reg. 6 in force at 14.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 20(1)