The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2020/590 |
| Year | 2020 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.(2) These Regulations come into force in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 56 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.(1) The Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 in paragraph (3) , for “In paragraphs (1) and (2) ” substitute “ In this regulation ” ;in paragraph (6) , for “In paragraphs (4) and (5) ” substitute “ In this regulation ” .(3) In regulation 5(2) , for “the provisions mentioned in each of the sub-paragraphs of” substitute “ different provisions mentioned in ” .in sub-paragraph (a) , after “provision of” insert “ Part 3 (Finance) or ” ;in sub-paragraph (b) , after “provision of”, in the second place that it occurs, insert “ Part 3 (Finance) or ” .(5) In regulation 7(4) , after “and” omit “,”.in paragraph (4) , omit “except for regulation 30 (provision of interception and monitoring services) ,”;omit paragraph (5) .in paragraph (1) , for “a person connected with Iran” substitute “ the Government of Iran ” ;in paragraph (3) , for the words from “person to whom” to “with Iran” substitute “ services were provided to, or for the benefit of, the Government of Iran ” .in paragraph (1) (a) , after “controlled by” insert “ , or on behalf of, ” ;in paragraph (7) (a) (i) , after “controlled by” insert “ , or on behalf of, ” .(9) In regulation 53(2) , for the words before sub-paragraph (a) substitute “ Where an offence under these Regulations is committed outside the United Kingdom— ” .(10) In regulation 58, for “and regulation 38” substitute “ or regulation 38 ” .in sub-paragraph (a) , for “exports” substitute “ export ” ;for sub-paragraph (c) , substitute—“ or (b) ” ;for “.” substitute “ ; ” , andinsert—“ regulation 60(2) (a) to (e) ” .(13) In regulation 67(a) , after “article 34” insert “ , 37 or 38 ” .(14) In regulation 70(2) , after “existing financial sanctions licence” insert “ which authorises an act which would otherwise be prohibited ” .in paragraph 4(2) , for “sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) ” substitute “ sub-paragraph (1) (a) to (e) ” ;in sub-paragraph (1) , after “protection of” insert “ a ” ;in sub-paragraph (2) (b) , for “sub-paragraph (a) or (b) , substitute “ sub-paragraph (1) (a) or (b) ” ;in paragraph 16, for “to develop, produce or use” substitute “ for the development, production or use of ” ;for paragraph 17 substitute—“ for the development, production or use of ” ;for paragraph 4 substitute—“ payment ” .(1) The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 in paragraph (3) , for “In paragraphs (1) and (2) ” substitute “ In this regulation ” ;in paragraph (6) , for “In paragraphs (4) and (5) ” substitute “ In this regulation ” .(3) In regulation 5(2) , for “the provisions mentioned in each of the sub-paragraphs of” substitute “ different provisions mentioned in ” .in sub-paragraph (a) , after “provision of” insert “ Part 3 (Finance) or ” ;in sub-paragraph (b) , after “provision of”, in the second place that it occurs, insert “ Part 3 (Finance) or ” .(5) In regulation 7(4) , after “and” omit “,”.in paragraph (4) , omit “except for regulation 29 (provision of interception and monitoring services) ,”;omit paragraph (5) .in paragraph (1) , for “a person connected with Venezuela” substitute “ the Government of Venezuela ” ;in paragraph (3) , for the words from “person to whom” to “with Venezuela” substitute “ services were provided to, or for the benefit of, the Government of Venezuela ” .(8) For Chapter 4 of Part 5 substitute—
- (c) a prohibition in regulation 25(1) (a) or (b) (making restricted goods and technology available) ;
- (e) a prohibition imposed by a condition of a trade licence in relation to any prohibition mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) .
- (1) In this Schedule, “firearm” means any portable barrelled weapon that expels, is designed to expel or may be converted to expel, a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant.
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(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the meaning given to them in the Dual-Use Regulation—
- “development”;
- “production”;
- “software”;
- “technology”;
- “use”.
- “development”;
- “production”;
- “software”;
- “technology”;
- “use”.
- “development”;
- “production”;
- “software”;
- “technology”;
- “use”.
- “development”;
- “production”;
- “software”;
- “technology”;
- “use”.
- “diplomatic mission”, and any reference to the functions of a diplomatic mission, are to be read in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations done at Vienna on 18 April 1961;
- (1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide anything falling within paragraph (2) to or for the benefit of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela, or to any person acting on its behalf or under its direction, where such provision—
- (a) relates to the military activities of the recipient in Venezuela, or
- (b) otherwise enables or facilitates the conduct of armed hostilities in Venezuela.
- “non-UK country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom;
- “technical assistance” means the provision of technical support or any other technical service.
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