Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 1397
Exiting The European Union
Sanctions
The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2020
Made
1st December 2020
Laid before Parliament
3rd December 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State , in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 45 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 , considers that the requirements of section 45(2) of the Act are satisfied and, having decided upon consideration of the matters set out in section 56(1) of the Act that it is appropriate to do so, makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) 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.
Amendment of the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
2. —(1)The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 6 (designation criteria)—
(a) in paragraph (3)(g)(iii), for “military goods or military technology” substitute “ arms or material related to arms ” ;
(b) omit paragraph (7).
Amendment of the Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
3. —(1)The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 26, in paragraph (1), at the end, insert—
“ (a) under the law of the relevant country, and
(b) for the purpose of disapplying a prohibition in that jurisdiction which corresponds to the relevant prohibition. ”
Ahmad
Minister of State
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office