The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Omission of provisions in the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

24.  Omit—

(a) regulation 16 (UK credit or financial institutions: accounts and correspondent banking relationships etc);

(b) regulation 17 (opening of, or taking up of business by, a representative office, branch or subsidiary of Syrian credit or financial institution);

(c) regulation 18 (acquisition or extension of ownership interest by Syrian credit or financial institution);

(d) regulation 20 (insurance and reinsurance services);

(e) regulation 21 (investments in relation to crude oil and electricity production);

(f) in regulation 25(1) (definitions relating to goods and technology prohibited under Part 5), the definitions of “aviation fuel and aviation fuel additives”, “bank notes or coinage”, “crude oil and petroleum products”, “goods relating to crude oil and natural gas”, “goods relating to electricity production” and “technology relating to crude oil and natural gas”;

(g) in regulation 28 (application of prohibitions in Chapter 2 of Part 5)—

(i) paragraphs (2)(a) and (c);

(ii) paragraph (3)(d);

(h) in regulation 33 (prohibition relating to the associated provision of technical assistance), paragraph (4);

(i) in regulation 34 (prohibitions relating to the associated provision of financial services and funds), paragraph (6);

(j) in regulation 35 (prohibitions relating to the associated provision of brokering services: non-UK activity), paragraph (5);

(k) in regulation 36 (import of arms and related material, crude oil and petroleum products)—

(i) in the heading, “, crude oil and petroleum products”;

(ii) paragraph (1)(b);

(l) in regulation 37 (acquisition of military goods and technology, crude oil and petroleum products)—

(i) in the heading, “, crude oil and petroleum products”;

(ii) paragraph (2)(a);

(m) in regulation 40 (prohibitions relating to the associated provision of financial services and funds), paragraph (1)(d);

(n) regulation 41 (bank notes or coinage);

(o) regulation 47 (electricity production);

(p) Part 6 (aircraft);

(q) regulation 56 (exceptions relating to insurance and reinsurance services);

(r) in regulation 57 (exceptions relating to petroleum products), paragraphs (3)(b) to (d) and (4);

(s) regulation 59 (aircraft: exceptions from prohibitions);

(t) in regulation 59A(2) (exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country), in the definition of “relevant prohibition”, sub-paragraphs (b), (c) and (e);

(u) regulation 63 (aircraft licences);

(v) regulation 67 (aircraft: licensing offences);

(w) in regulation 84(3B) (trade enforcement: application of CEMA), sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) and (p);

(x) in regulation 88(2) (exercise of maritime enforcement powers), sub-paragraphs (2)(c) and (f);

(y) Regulation 94 (directions under Part 6);

(z) in Schedule 2 (definitions of goods subject to certain trade prohibitions), paragraphs 2 to 5;

(z1) in Schedule 6 (Treasury licences: purposes)—

(i) paragraph 13 (Chemical Weapons Convention);

(ii) paragraph 16 (Central and Commercial Banks of Syria); and

(iii) paragraph 17 (assisting the civilian population in Syria).