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Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) (“the Sanctions Act”). They make amendments to a number of sanctions regulations which have been made under section 1 of the Sanctions Act.

The Regulations make provision to reflect amendments to the Sanctions Act made by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10) (“the 2022 Act”) which introduced an urgent procedure when designating by name. The 2022 Act provides for sanctions regulations made before the 2022 Act was passed to have effect as if they contain the new procedure, but these Regulations amend the following sanctions regulations to reflect the new procedure on the face of the regulations—

  • the Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/135),

  • the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/411),

  • the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/433),

  • the South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/438),

  • the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/461),

  • the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/554),

  • the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/573),

  • the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/577),

  • the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/604),

  • the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/618),

  • the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/792),

  • the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855),

  • the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1145),

  • the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/597),

  • the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/608),

  • the Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/610),

  • the Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/616),

  • the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/642),

  • the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/680),

  • the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/705),

  • the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753),

  • the Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1278),

  • the Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1474),

  • the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1665),

  • the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/488), and

  • the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/496).

The Regulations also amend provisions of the Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 relating to the enforcement of trade sanctions, in particular as regards the application of enforcement provisions of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) (see regulation 2(6) and regulation 13(6)).

The Regulations amend the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/600) to correct an error contained in the amending S.I. 2022/748 (see regulation 10).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.