The Sanctions Regulations (Commencement No. 1) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 627

Exiting The European Union

Sanctions

The Sanctions Regulations (Commencement No. 1) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Made

21st March 2019

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018(1), makes the following Regulations:

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Sanctions Regulations (Commencement No. 1) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Commencement of the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

2.—(1) The following provisions of the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(2) come into force on 22nd March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (designation criteria);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 18 (definition of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(i) regulation 19 (definition of “internal repression goods” and “internal repression technology”);

(j) regulation 20 (definition of “interception and monitoring goods” and “interception and monitoring technology”);

(k) regulation 21 (definition of “interception and monitoring services”);

(l) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2));

(m) Schedule 2 (list of internal repression goods and internal repression technology);

(n) Schedule 3 (list of interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology).

(2) All provisions of the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

3.—(1) The following provisions of the Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(3) come into force on 22nd March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (designation criteria);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 18 (definition of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(i) regulation 19 (definitions relating to “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(j) regulation 20 (definition of “interception and monitoring services”);

(k) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2));

(l) Schedule 2 (list of internal repression goods and internal repression technology);

(m) Schedule 3 (list of interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology).

(2) All provisions of the Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

4.—(1) The following provisions of the Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(4) come into force on 22nd March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (designation criteria);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 18 (definition of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(i) regulation 19 (definitions relating to “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(j) regulation 20 (definition of “interception and monitoring services”);

(k) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2));

(l) Schedule 2 (list of internal repression goods and internal repression technology);

(m) Schedule 3 (list of interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology).

(2) All provisions of the Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

5.—(1) The following provisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(5) come into force on 25th March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (designation criteria);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

(i) regulation 19 (definition of “military goods” and “military technology”);

(j) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

(2) All provisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

6.—(1) The following provisions of the South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(6) come into force on 25th March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

(i) regulation 19 (definition of “military goods” and “military technology”);

(j) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

(2) All provisions of the South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

7.—(1) The following provisions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(7) come into force on 25th March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

(i) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

(2) All provisions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

8.—(1) The following provisions of the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(8) come into force on 25th March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 10 (designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions);

(i) regulation 20 (meaning of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology” in this Chapter);

(j) regulation 34 (interpretation of this Part);

(k) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

(2) All provisions of the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

9.—(1) The following provisions of the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(9) come into force on 25th March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (designation of persons named by the Security Council).

(2) All provisions of the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

10.—(1) The following provisions of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(10) come into force on 22nd March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purpose);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (designation criteria);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

(2) All provisions of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

11.—(1) The following provisions of the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(11) come into force on 25th March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) Schedule (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

(2) All provisions of the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

12.—(1) The following provisions of the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(12) come into force on 22nd March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (designation criteria);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 18 (definition of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(i) regulation 19 (definitions relating to “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(j) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2));

(k) Schedule 2 (list of internal repression goods and internal repression technology).

(2) All provisions of the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

13.—(1) The following provisions of the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(13) come into force on 22nd March 2019—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purposes);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (designation criteria);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) regulation 18 (definition of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(i) regulation 19 (definitions relating to “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”);

(j) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2));

(k) Schedule 2 (list of internal repression goods and internal repression technology).

(2) All provisions of the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Commencement of the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

14.—(1) The following provisions of the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(14) come into force on the day after the day on which those Regulations are laid before Parliament—

(a) regulation 1 (citation and commencement);

(b) regulation 2 (interpretation);

(c) regulation 4 (purpose);

(d) regulation 5 (power to designate persons);

(e) regulation 6 (designation criteria);

(f) regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”);

(g) regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used);

(h) Schedule 1 (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)).

(2) All provisions of the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on exit day.

Alan Duncan

Minister of State

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

21st March 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force the provisions of certain sanctions regulations which have been made under section 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“the Act”).

In accordance with the powers under section 56 of the Act, these Regulations provide that certain provisions of those sanctions regulations come into force on different days. The provisions required for a person to be designated for the purposes of the sanctions regulations (whether by the Secretary of State or the United Nations Security Council and its Sanctions Committees) come into force respectively on: 22nd March 2019 in respect of those sanctions regulations which are subject to approval by resolution of each House of Parliament; 25th March 2019 in respect of those sanctions regulations which are subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament; and the day after they are laid in Parliament in respect of the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. All provisions of the sanctions regulations commenced by these Regulations other than those relating to designation will come into force on exit day.

(1)

2018 c.13. The sanctions regulations commenced by this instrument provide that they shall come into force in accordance with regulations made under section 56 of the Act. Section 56(1) of the Act provides for an appropriate Minister to appoint by regulations the day or days on which sanctions regulations made under section 1 of the Act come into force, if that Minister considers it is appropriate to do so in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. Section 1(9)(a) of the Act defines an “appropriate Minister” as including the Secretary of State.

(2)

S.I. 2019/134.

(3)

S.I. 2019/135.

(4)

S.I. 2019/136.

(5)

S.I. 2019/433.

(6)

S.I. 2019/438.

(7)

S.I. 2019/411.

(8)

S.I. 2019/461.

(9)

S.I. 2019/466.

(10)

S.I. 2019/554.

(11)

S.I. 2019/573.

(12)

S.I. 2019/600.

(13)

S.I. 2019/604.

(14)

S.I. 2019/618.