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Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 560

Criminal Law

The European Union Financial Sanctions (Enhanced Penalties) Regulations 2017

Made

10th April 2017

Laid before Parliament

11th April 2017

Coming into force

2nd May 2017

The Treasury are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to restrictive measures against persons or bodies listed by an international organisation.

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 144(5) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017(2), make the following Regulations.

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule 1, Part 1. Paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act is modified by section 144 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c.3), in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, for the purposes of implementing, or otherwise in relation to, EU obligations created or arising by or under an EU financial sanctions Regulation, as defined by section 143 of the 2017 Act.