Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Syria (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into force on 3rd October 2024.

(2) This Order extends to each British overseas territory listed in the Schedule .

Amendment of the Syria (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020

2. Schedule 2 (modifications to be made in the extension of the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019( 2 ) to each British overseas territory listed in Schedule 1) to the Syria (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020( 3 ), is amended as follows.

3. In paragraph 34 (regulation 57: exceptions relating to petroleum products)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (a);

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Treasury” ;

(c) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“ (ba) in paragraph (5A)(c), for “the British Red Cross” substitute “any branch of the British Red Cross in the Territory” ; ” ;

(d) in sub-paragraph (c), for “for the definition of” until the end, substitute “in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant person”, after “of the Government of the United Kingdom” insert “or of the Territory”.” .

4. In paragraph 56 (regulation 79: penalties for offences) in the substituted text—

(a) in paragraphs (5) and (10) omit “57(6) (exceptions relating to petroleum products),”;

(b) in paragraphs (7) and (12) after “regulation 74A (trade: information offences)” insert “or 57(6) (exceptions relating to petroleum products: notification requirement)” .

Article 1(2)

Schedule British overseas territories

• Anguilla

• British Antarctic Territory

• British Indian Ocean Territory

• Cayman Islands

• Falkland Islands

• Montserrat

• Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands

• St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

• The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in the Island of Cyprus

• Turks and Caicos Islands

• Virgin Islands