2012 No. 129

Criminal Law

The Syria (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2012 (revoked)
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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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)