Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 221
Criminal Law
The Republic of Maldives (Asset-Freezing) (Revocation) Regulations 2020
Made
4th March 2020
Laid before Parliament
6th March 2020
Coming into force
27th March 2020
The Treasury are designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) in relation to restrictive measures against persons or bodies listed by an international organisation.
The Treasury, in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, make the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Republic of Maldives (Asset-Freezing) (Revocation) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 27th March 2020.
Revocation
2.The Republic of Maldives (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2018( 3 ) are revoked.
Iain Stewart
Maggie Throup
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
4th March 2020
1972 c. 68 . The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) ). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7) .