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The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2020-07-05
Last updated 2026-01-19
State In force
Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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[^c24283581]: Schedule 2 was amended by the Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Act 2005 (c.24), section 1; the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c.31), section 15 and Schedule 2, paragraph 1; the Financial Services Act 2012 (c.21), sections 7(2) to (5) and 8; the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (c.10), section 27(13); and S.I. 2013/1881; S.I. 2018/135; and it is prospectively amended by S.I. 2019/632.

[^c24283591]: 2006 c.46.

[^c24283601]: 2014 c.2.

[^c24283611]: 2005 c.19.

[^c24283621]: 1979 c.38, amended by paragraph 40 of Schedule 1 to the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.73); paragraph 42 of Schedule 2 to the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c.11); paragraph 28 of Schedule 2 to the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c.11); section 70 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24); S.I. 2001/1283; S.I. 2000/121; and S.I. 1991/2684.

[^c24283631]: Section 1210 was amended by S.I. 2005/1433; S.I. 2008/565; S.I. 2008/1950; S.I. 2011/99; S.I. 2012/1809; S.I. 2013/3115; S.I. 2017/516 and S.I. 2017/1164; and it is prospectively amended by S.I. 2019/177.

[^c24283641]: 2017 c.3.

[^c24283651]: Section 1(8) of the Act defines an “international obligation” as an obligation of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under any international agreement.

[^c24283661]: 2016 c.25. Amendments have been made by the Policing and Crime Act 2017, Schedule 9, paragraph 74; the Data Protection Act 2018 (c.12), Schedule 19, paragraphs 198-203; S.I. 2018/652 and S.I. 2018/1123. Saving provisions are made by S.I. 2017/859.

[^c24283671]: 2018 c.12. There are amendments to this Act that are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c24283691]: 1995 c.46.

[^c24283701]: 1925 c.86, Amendments have been made to section 33 that are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c24283711]: 1980 c.43. Amendments have been made to Schedule 3 that are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c24283721]: 1945 c. 15 (N.I.).

[^c24283731]: S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26).

[^c24283741]: 2005 c.15. Chapter 1 of Part 2 has been amended by the Terrorism Act 2006 (c.11), section 33(3) and (4); the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c.33), sections 26(2) and 30(2) and Schedules 3 and 5; the Bribery Act 2010 (c.23), section 17(2) and Schedule 1; the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp.13), section 203 and Schedule 7, paragraph 77; the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22), section 15 and Schedule 8, paragraphs 157 and 159; the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c.22), section 51(1); the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, section 59(4) and Schedule 3, paragraph 4; and S.I. 2014/834.

[^c24283751]: 1986 c.45.

[^c24283761]: S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19).

[^c24283771]: United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 596, p. 261.

[^c24283781]: United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 500, p. 95.

[^key-50affbc45b183147c8cbf8ae1c6ad495]: Reg. 1 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-6eea77ec414185f961d74c4a5dc2eb29]: Reg. 2 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fafabab822036787c2a42c47d02cc4e2]: Reg. 3 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-407945bcf58a4a3b7c5962a75b78b15b]: Reg. 4 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a311a3e367e30f7d8827bba7b921dd22]: Reg. 5 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-8c45c9c410bc80b4fbf17c0140f0bb97]: Reg. 6 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-eaecc7b93db23b8dba676604e59c776d]: Reg. 7 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-c0021a6bfaeeb9a0b956086cba615425]: Reg. 8 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e98fc2f1cf1b0eafa4642367897c1605]: Reg. 9 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e0b93f1b32a1a38e2b94d5e0acce2c27]: Reg. 10 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-9aa5f73ae4253d79bb548e25be6c30f3]: Reg. 11 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-27e2721277c807d73e66569755cbcc0c]: Reg. 12 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-94f27b6d163b4d521b60422b1a910784]: Reg. 13 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-adf2cc6411362c232c84c6e26cda06dd]: Reg. 14 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-33040008205f5a1743693ef4ab1d5d53]: Reg. 15 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b6890ce60b25893837e95fb490d43454]: Reg. 16 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-f8c0eee04d59f0bd9bb4ed0e1bd1ab89]: Reg. 17 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b53e448c8086b7cd770a067df6d0a2e9]: Reg. 18 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-0cd069f8d741690115d557824d73fc8a]: Reg. 19 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2317d0f15786584d37175a8eef742dad]: Reg. 20 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-cea15b914e63be24f03f704f7fd409f0]: Reg. 21 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-60add7491e3875794db3b2dbe7410e07]: Reg. 22 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-693e278e427488334e885f20dad3f6ab]: Reg. 23 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e16b4b936ead20a8ef003b1a5bf9d488]: Reg. 24 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e5673762efab1e9eb893516c1e4d08dd]: Reg. 25 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-5d93ce4c8623f9af0297c98710ed23e4]: Reg. 26 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-955c1bcb544dd52a5cebf024197970f0]: Reg. 27 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-8d0c715b9dad013e45e2b346da54174e]: Reg. 28 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a0bca55e5eb25b51caea3bc32941859a]: Reg. 29 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ee56cc19fd2fd663d2493f4d880dea72]: Reg. 30 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ceeab630d51df7f0b4df2b021268ad5c]: Reg. 31 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2acd97c6857139279e5ff2b899f41a68]: Reg. 32 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-aa141f884bcebf3bf4ec9c1a1c354718]: Reg. 33 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2a9ce89ecafe47e8bcc186b38f359496]: Reg. 34 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3a049a199845558b1a8c644399413a5b]: Reg. 35 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ee318887dad56faf451fb3003595ea0d]: Reg. 36 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-6c0234a9bd0bf6b6536d0173e7d905ad]: Reg. 37 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ca46cf8cff03ea75d3d0893acf54190b]: Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-800af903ee88cddd2a82b7da3893e0c2]: Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e9c6e547ace8ec96d0dd134b8b712137]: Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2f0bc3890d52b8cc216ee582600f2bcf]: Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fd8e186157f55a1c10a7cb23a13d3579]: Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-81e032e1877c19811080f908d9890ff3]: Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e6ca62e19e79d2e5840c6451c3a96851]: Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-53b396a3666de0b838c02c237a20bc2e]: Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-76d454ab0550792f94e3733d79560cd0]: Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-8402297359254f11e02507c7f29200ab]: Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-a0bc176a0e90f58ff48d605090c06a3f]: Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-92e36b35159fdcd2cdcdec0d73996c59]: Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-c15bb48544350ebd7ad4abe26fc1c92c]: Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ad83e94b1cbe074bb7e8afb3fd30dd4f]: Sch. 1 para. 14 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3bfd4a8ba2c436c94114ba24b28cff4c]: Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2edc928d7aa2a3f76eb55cd1f38c22f7]: Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-72f600a75bb0287a6d134c09b742aae6]: Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fed67e868364533c25c2db7d19e24101]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-8230b023a9d4203611cdcad530234f8a]: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-d0ffc2f0585c30be8c67f31184932148]: Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b90d9352d0a20905e7d047b51de4c341]: Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-9704760ad5e03751895e5f7fe13dee4a]: Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e0e91125931eddcb31ad2ca22dd835bc]: Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 1 p.m. on 6.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2b4b1c24bafbcd51b9166cf1fa378231]: Regulations extended (with modifications) (22.7.2020) by The Global Human Rights Sanctions (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/773), arts. 1(1), 2, Schs. 1, 2 (as amended (11.12.2025) by The Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Overseas Territories) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1307), art. 1(1), Sch. 23)

[^key-b67a6ddf05342ac0113e4526336fec97]: Regulations extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (22.7.2020) by The Global Human Rights Sanctions (Isle of Man) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/774), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.

[^key-7f7b26ccddeee8b0023a62a0961ff020]: Words in reg. 32(4) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(2), Sch. Pt. 2

[^key-b1d97c128a68cd1c567efb7ed603e7b5]: Reg. 30A inserted (9.8.2022) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/818), regs. 1(2), 15(3)

[^key-24185e9da57a04e70433961b1c56c056]: Words in reg. 34(3) substituted (9.8.2022) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/818), regs. 1(2), 15(5)

[^key-cce7f26d077a32b14e5f0e293500a614]: Words in reg. 31(1) inserted (9.8.2022) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/818), regs. 1(2), 15(4)(a)

[^key-9bbce98b3907305640a5621fde3a9f85]: Words in reg. 31(2) substituted (9.8.2022) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/818), regs. 1(2), 15(4)(b)

[^key-e4c2f867345001417d1e2346e88ab5a2]: Words in reg. 31(4) substituted (9.8.2022) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/818), regs. 1(2), 15(4)(c)(i)

[^key-4729d2049f9c148eb18c8e55f58605cb]: Words in reg. 31(4) substituted (9.8.2022) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/818), regs. 1(2), 15(4)(c)(ii)

[^key-8a901e1b6fe69e5d5b5c686e75e1635d]: Reg. 26(3A)-(3C) inserted (30.8.2022) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/818), regs. 1(3)(n), 15(2)(b)

[^key-98d0f13256a4090cea72f515257b9a4c]: Reg. 26(1)(h)(i) inserted (30.8.2022) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/818), regs. 1(3)(n), 15(2)(a)

[^key-32950749111de8a81c7a5a33230b0a5a]: Words in reg. 32(1)(a) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2

[^key-4d35b9e3c3786016d5b2cbafefa46925]: Words in reg. 32(2)(a) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2

[^key-04a616f73056aa9e952970b05e9073e4]: Words in reg. 32(4) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2

[^key-9032864c9633d4c85828ab3017847274]: Pt. 3A inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(4)

[^key-88bbc207718875bc44abdf425dfaeffe]: Regs. 20A, 20B inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(6)

[^key-cc2ced30913c59497e6923b23485ff36]: Reg. 23A inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(8)

[^key-0a6d7484f07b92a31dd166f2593177b5]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(2)

[^key-85f0ef5e9b7e68150674e80403f7c163]: Reg. 5(1)(aa) inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(3)

[^key-332b477d473fcc2089a496ed20c2b549]: Reg. 20(2) omitted (16.5.2024) by virtue of The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(5)

[^key-48e3a2b63a42a906b52c4af9e83a824c]: Reg. 20(4) omitted (16.5.2024) by virtue of The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(5)

[^key-775460c68289f40c15c1c283c8ff5797]: Reg. 20(5) omitted (16.5.2024) by virtue of The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(5)

[^key-05ac1f6fddd07a3e1cc95f9e6d15aa37]: Reg. 20(6) omitted (16.5.2024) by virtue of The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(5)

[^key-3059253cec1f11b9ff68de1a073e0424]: Words in reg. 22 substituted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(7)

[^key-cd0df5363af3b764056895588e6d4dd2]: Words in reg. 30(1)(b)(i) substituted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(9)

[^key-528341b689e704c7374b3b933aeec1bc]: Words in reg. 32(2) inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 13(10)

[^key-d0904e4fa654fa7ed3c63e117f5a6775]: Reg. 18A inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(5)

[^key-61368994000cc2ea647ab6ea2fd6e20d]: Reg. 25A inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(8)

[^key-bf66c5f376854ee6fd67090453ac91b8]: Sch. 2 para. 11 inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(11)(c)

[^key-788a9f755e015d940120cef889f5ec99]: Reg. 13(3A) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(2)

[^key-718cb037435a4626150b7fdddaa02ab3]: Reg. 15(3A) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(3)

[^key-bb295c509ec9a5c1132458fc94dad312]: Reg. 18(9)(10) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(4)

[^key-6f93d3b109ec45de0d60acb0eac62982]: Words in reg. 20B(6) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(6)(a)

[^key-af5ddd8ede046b08514fc69c94034580]: Word in reg. 20B(6) substituted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(6)(b)

[^key-4aa1cac77a37b9ab0cbec831feb1153c]: Words in reg. 20B(6) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(6)(c)

[^key-f2e7f0acc06806693d3bf9489c191b48]: Word in reg. 20B(6) substituted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(6)(d)

[^key-5121090a6d1a16dc4ab5ef90055d86c3]: Reg. 25(4A)-(4C) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(7)(b)

[^key-d488a7540147b36b3af867358bc6d285]: Reg. 25(6A) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(7)(c)

[^key-919565a05611e09f1e15d76994b01c71]: Words in reg. 25(1)(a)(ii) substituted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(7)(a)

[^key-609a3404b1660ef5c46a783b2967aaad]: Words in reg. 30A(1) substituted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(10)

[^key-f8da39d680e6f04715abfd447758367c]: Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(3) inserted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(11)(a)(iii)

[^key-b694f58edddd07866a8904fc3910a63e]: Sch. 2 para. 1 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 1(1) (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(11)(a)(i)

[^key-7d5008d4282f958ccb46bde9af6f111d]: Sch. 2 para. 6 substituted (5.12.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2), 24(11)(b)

[^key-b234fa55d6e211387b6f241eb1fa3616]: Reg. 5A inserted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 21(3)

[^key-abaf0b90d482d64c23baa9a9ffe4db1a]: Words in reg. 5(1) inserted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 21(2)

[^key-a41d59e2b49be39d0d092b9348af7907]: Reg. 6 heading substituted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 21(4)(a)

[^key-2d267b6f73c55457181fd9ca8e267285]: 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), 21(4)(b)

[^key-d841ce84154ecc8c1d344b04c3e9b58f]: 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), 21(4)(c)

[^key-1a913f70493acd2dbd0ca4bd23e4709d]: Reg. 8(3)(3A) substituted for reg. 8(3) (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 21(5)(a)

[^key-b8f93b7f3de3e6c0d3e764199277c9f9]: Reg. 8(4) substituted (18.4.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/394), regs. 1(2), 21(5)(b)

[^key-966d8f192c7ed872ee3323c3421d3715]: Reg. 26(3D)-(3K) inserted (14.5.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2)(v), 24(9)(b)

[^key-3b08ef7bd038bc68d905a68016834666]: Reg. 26(1)(j)-(m) inserted (14.5.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2)(v), 24(9)(a)

[^key-4f32a1df112ef07417c274f8c6af4e65]: Reg. 26(5)(da) inserted (14.5.2025) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1157), regs. 1(2)(v), 24(9)(c)

[^key-e9d276b86d9668efd5d1a6c5480251e6]: Words in reg. 18A(8) omitted (19.1.2026) by virtue of The Public Offers and Admissions to Trading (Amendment and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1076), reg. 1(3), Sch. para. 31(b); S.I. 2025/1078, reg. 4(b)

[^key-0e9fe5709a221a24b99516ce3bdfea32]: Words in reg. 18A(8) substituted (19.1.2026) by The Public Offers and Admissions to Trading (Amendment and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1076), reg. 1(3), Sch. para. 31(a); S.I. 2025/1078, reg. 4(b)

Finance: disclosure to the Treasury

30A

  • (1) A relevant public authority may disclose information to the Treasury if the disclosure is made for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Treasury to discharge any of its functions in connection with any sanctions regulations contained in these Regulations.
  • (2) In this regulation—
  • “relevant public authority” means—any person holding or acting in any office under or in the service of—the Crown in right of the Government of the United Kingdom,the Crown in right of the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive or the Welsh Government,any local authority,any police officer,the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank of England or any other regulatory body in the United Kingdom, orany other person exercising functions of a public nature;
  • “local authority” means—in relation to England—a county council,a district council,a London Borough council,the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority,the Council of the Isles of Scilly, oran eligible parish council within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Local Government Act 2000,in relation to Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council,in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, orin relation to Northern Ireland, a district council.

Part 6: supplementary

PART3A — Director disqualification sanctions

Director disqualification sanctions

16A

A person who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of this regulation is a person subject to director disqualification sanctions for the purposes of—

  • (a) section 11A of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, and
  • (b) Article 15A of the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.

Director disqualification licences

20A

The Secretary of State may issue a licence in relation to any person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of regulation 16A (director disqualification sanctions) providing that the prohibitions in—

  • (a) section 11A(1) of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, and
  • (b) Article 15A(1) of the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002,

do not apply to anything done under the authority of that licence.

Licences: general provisions

20B

  • (1) This regulation applies in relation to Treasury licences and director disqualification licences.
  • (2) A licence must specify the acts authorised by it.
  • (3) A licence may be general or may authorise acts by a particular person or persons of a particular description.
  • (4) A licence may—
  • (a) contain conditions;
  • (b) be of indefinite duration or a defined duration.
  • (5) A person who issues a licence may vary, revoke or suspend it at any time.
  • (6) A person who , on the application of a person (“P”), issues a licence which authorises acts by a particular person , or varies, revokes or suspends that licence, must give written notice to P of the issue, variation, revocation or suspension of the licence.
  • (7) A person who issues, varies, revokes or suspends a general licence or a licence which authorises acts by persons of a particular description must take such steps as that person considers appropriate to publicise the issue, variation, revocation or suspension of the licence.

Finance: exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country

Notices

Finance: licensing offences

Director disqualification: licensing offences

23A

  • (1) A person (“P”) commits an offence if P knowingly or recklessly—
  • (a) provides information that is false in a material respect, or
  • (b) provides or produces a document that is not what it purports to be,

for the purpose of obtaining a director disqualification licence (whether for P or anyone else).

  • (2) A person who purports to act under the authority of a director disqualification licence but who fails to comply with any condition of the licence commits an offence.
  • (3) A licence in respect of which an offence under paragraph (1) has been committed is to be treated as void from the time at which it was issued.

Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions

Finance: exception from prohibitions for required payments

18A

  • (1) This regulation applies to required payments within the meaning of paragraph (2).
  • (2) A required payment is a payment which—
  • (a) a designated person is required to make under or by virtue of any enactment to—
  • (i) the registrar of companies,
  • (ii) the Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs,
  • (iii) the Welsh Revenue Authority,
  • (iv) Revenue Scotland,
  • (v) the Financial Conduct Authority,
  • (vi) the Secretary of State,
  • (vii) the Welsh Ministers,
  • (viii) the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, or
  • (ix) a local authority, and
  • (b) is not an excluded payment.
  • (3) The prohibitions in regulations 11 (asset-freeze in relation to designated persons) and 13 (making funds available for benefit of designated person) are not contravened by a person making a required payment.
  • (4) Where a required payment is made by a person other than a designated person, the prohibition in regulation 11 is not contravened by the designated person making a reimbursement payment to that person.
  • (5) The reference in paragraph (3) to a person making a required payment includes a designated person, but only where they are making a required payment on their own behalf.
  • (6) The following payments are to be treated as payments which a designated person is required to make under or by virtue of an enactment for the purposes of this regulation, where made by a designated person on their own behalf or by a person, other than a designated person, on behalf of a designated person—
  • (a) a payment to the Financial Conduct Authority of a levy imposed by the scheme manager of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme by virtue of section 213 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the compensation scheme);
  • (b) a payment to the Financial Conduct Authority which is collected by that Authority on behalf of the Financial Reporting Council Limited.
  • (7) For the purposes of this regulation, references to a designated person are to be read as including a person who is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by the designated person.
  • (8) In this regulation—
  • “BID levy” means a levy that is imposed on those persons who are, in respect of particular business improvement district proposals, entitled to vote in accordance with section 39(3) of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006;
  • “business improvement district” has the meaning given in section 33 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006;
  • “designated person” has the same meaning as it has in Part 3 (Finance);
  • “enactment” has the meaning given in section 54(6) of the Act;
  • “excluded payment” means, in relation to—the registrar of companies, a payment of fees for—the incorporation of a firm;the restoration of a firm to a register which is administered by the registrar;the Financial Conduct Authority, a payment of fees for—an application for permission from, authorisation by, registration with or recognition from the Financial Conduct Authority which relates to the carrying on of any activity falling within any function of the Financial Conduct Authority;an application for a variation of such permission, authorisation, registration or recognition;an application for listing or for eligibility for listing;an application for review or approval of a document relating to listing;an application for approval as a sponsor or primary information provider;an application for review or approval of— a document under rules made by the Financial Conduct Authority by virtue of Part 3 of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024; listing particulars under section 79 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or supplementary listing particulars under section 81 of that Act;the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers, a payment that a designated person is required to make under or by virtue of an enactment other than a payment under or by virtue of Part 3 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988;the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, a payment that a designated person is required to make under or by virtue of an enactment other than a payment under or by virtue of Part 2 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;a local authority, a payment that a designated person is required to make under or by virtue of an enactment other than a payment under or by virtue of—Part 1 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;Part 3 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988;Parts 1 and 2 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992;Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003;Part 9 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006;the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009;the Business Improvement Districts Act (Northern Ireland) 2013;
  • “firm” has the meaning given in section 1173(1) of the Companies Act 2006;
  • “listing” means being included in the official list maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
  • “local authority” means—in relation to England—a district council;a county council for any area for which there is no district council;a London borough council;the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;the Council of the Isles of Scilly;in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 or a person appointed by such a council for the purposes of the administration, collection and recovery of a BID levy;in relation to Northern Ireland, a district council;
  • “primary information provider” has the meaning given in section 89P(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
  • ...
  • ...
  • “registrar of companies” has the meaning given in section 1060 of the Companies Act 2006 (the registrar);
  • “reimbursement payment” means a repayment from the designated person to the person who made a required payment which is of the same amount as that required payment;
  • “scheme manager” has the meaning given in section 212 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
  • “sponsor” has the meaning given in section 88(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime

Treasury licences

Director disqualification licences

Licences: general provisions

Finance: exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country

Notices

Finance: licensing offences

Director disqualification: licensing offences

Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions

Finance: reporting obligations for required payments

25A

  • (1) A designated person must inform the Treasury without delay if they make a required payment.
  • (2) A person who makes a required payment on behalf of a designated person must inform the Treasury without delay that they have made the required payment.
  • (3) A person must inform the Treasury without delay if they receive a reimbursement payment.
  • (4) For the purposes of this regulation, references to a designated person are to be read as including a person who is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by the designated person.
  • (5) In this regulation—
  • “designated person” has the meaning given in regulation 18A(8) (finance: exception from prohibitions for required payments);
  • “reimbursement payment” has the meaning given in regulation 18A(8);
  • “required payment” has the meaning given in regulation 18A(2).

“Relevant firm”

Finance: powers to request information

Finance: production of documents

Finance: information offences

Disclosure of information

Finance: disclosure to the Treasury

Part 6: supplementary

Judicial decisions etc.

Insolvency

11

  • (1) To enable anything to be done in connection with—
  • (a) any insolvency and restructuring proceedings relating to an insolvent person,
  • (b) any other relevant proceedings relating to a person other than an individual, or
  • (c) proceedings under the insolvency law of a country other than the United Kingdom that correspond to the proceedings in paragraph (a) or (b),

provided that any payments made directly or indirectly to a designated person are credited to a frozen account.

  • (2) In this paragraph—
  • “enactment” has the meaning given in section 54(6) of the Act;
  • “insolvency and restructuring proceedings” includes—the regimes and proceedings set out in Parts A1 to 6 of the Insolvency Act 1986, Parts 1A to 7 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and so much of Part 1 of that Order as applies for the purposes of those Parts, but excluding—proceedings under Chapter 3 of Part 4 (members’ voluntary winding up) of the Insolvency Act 1986, andproceedings under Chapter 3 of Part 5 (members’ voluntary winding up) of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;arrangements and reconstructions under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006;arrangements and reconstructions for companies in financial difficulty under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006;the proceedings and arrangements set out in the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016;
  • “insolvent person” means a person (“P”), other than an individual, where—P is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, orthe value of P’s assets is less than the amount of its liabilities, taking into account its contingent and prospective liabilities;
  • “other relevant proceedings” means—the regimes and proceedings set out in—sections 367 and 377A to 377J of, or Schedule 19C to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;the Insurers (Reorganisation and Winding Up) (Lloyd’s) Regulations 2005;Parts 1 to 3 of the Banking Act 2009 (including Parts 2 and 3 as applied to building societies by section 90C of the Building Societies Act 1986);the Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011;Part 6 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013;the Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021;Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023;proceedings under any other special administration regime;
  • “special administration regime” means provision made by an enactment for an insolvency procedure that—is similar or corresponds to the ordinary administration procedure provided for by Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 or Schedule B1 to the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, andprovides for the administrator to have one or more special objectives instead of or in addition to the objectives of ordinary administration.

Conditions for the designation of persons by name

5A

  • (1) The Secretary of State may choose whether to designate a person under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) under—
  • (a) the standard procedure, or
  • (b) the urgent procedure.
  • (2) Paragraph (3) applies where the Secretary of State chooses to designate a person under regulation 5 under the standard procedure.
  • (3) The Secretary of State may not designate a person except where condition A is met.
  • (4) Condition A is that the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that that person is an involved person.
  • (5) Paragraphs (6) to (8) apply where the Secretary of State chooses to designate a person under regulation 5 under the urgent procedure.
  • (6) The Secretary of State may designate a person where condition A is not met, but conditions B and C are met.
  • (7) The person ceases to be a designated person at the end of the period of 56 days beginning with the day following the day on which the person became a designated person unless, within that period, the Secretary of State certifies that—
  • (a) condition A is met, or
  • (b) conditions B and C continue to be met.
  • (8) Where the Secretary of State makes a certification under paragraph (7)(b), the designation ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 56 days beginning with the day immediately following the period mentioned in paragraph (7), unless within that period the Secretary of State certifies that condition A is met.
  • (9) Condition B is that relevant provision (whenever made) applies to, or in relation to, the person under the law of—
  • (a) the United States of America;
  • (b) the European Union;
  • (c) Australia;
  • (d) Canada.
  • (10) Condition C is that the Secretary of State considers that it is in the public interest to make designations under the urgent procedure.
  • (11) For the purposes of condition B, “relevant provision” is provision that the Secretary of State considers—
  • (a) corresponds, or is similar, to the type of sanction or sanctions in these Regulations, or
  • (b) is made for purposes corresponding, or similar, to any purpose of any type of sanction or sanctions in these Regulations.
  • (12) In this regulation, “involved person” has the meaning given in regulation 6 (designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”).

Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”

Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”

Notification and publicity where designation power used

Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used

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