Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 129
Criminal Law
The Syria (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2012 (revoked)
Regulations revoked (31.12.2020) by The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/792), regs. 1(3), 99(1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Made at 11.00 a.m. on 19th January 2012
Laid before Parliament at 2.30 p.m. on 19th January 2012
Coming into force at 3.00 p.m. on 19th January 2012

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PART 1 General

Citation, commencement and application
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interpretation
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 2 Funds and Economic Resources

Freezing of funds and economic resources
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making funds available to a designated person
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making funds available for the benefit of a designated person
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making economic resources available to a designated person
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making economic resources available for the benefit of a designated person
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trade contract payments
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Central Bank of Syria
8A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Syrian Arab Airlines
8B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Credits to a frozen account
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Licences
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 3 Restrictions on Financial Services

Sale or purchase of Syrian bonds
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Credit and financial institutions: accounts and correspondent banking relationships
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Agreements
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acquisition or extension of ownership interest
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Insurance and reinsurance
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 4 Offences

Contravention and circumvention of prohibitions
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Officers of a body corporate etc.
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Penalties
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Proceedings
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consent to prosecution
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 5 Miscellaneous

Information provisions
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notices
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Crown
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revocations
24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saving
25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCHEDULE Information provisions
Regulation 21

Reporting obligations of relevant institutions and others
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers to request information
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Production of documents
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Failure to comply with request for information
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General power to disclose information
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of provisions
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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