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Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 [SI 2019 No. 792]Introductory TextPart 1 General (regs. 1-4)Regulation 1 Citation and commencementRegulation 2 InterpretationRegulation 3 Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United KingdomRegulation 4 PurposesPart 2 Designation of persons (regs. 5-9)Regulation 5 Power to designate personsRegulation 6 Designation criteriaRegulation 7 Interpretation of regulation 6Regulation 8 Notification and publicity where designation power usedRegulation 9 Confidential information in certain cases where designation power usedPart 3 Finance (regs. 10-23)Chapter 1 Asset-freeze etc (regs. 10-15)Regulation 10 Meaning of "designated person" in Chapter 1 of Part 3Regulation 11 Asset-freeze in relation to designated personsRegulation 12 Making funds available to designated personsRegulation 13 Making funds available for benefit of designated personsRegulation 14 Making economic resources available to designated personsRegulation 15 Making economic resources available for benefit of designated personsChapter 2 Investment, financial services and financial markets (regs. 16-21)Regulation 16 UK credit or financial institutions: accounts and correspondent banking relationships etc Regulation 17 Opening of, or taking up of business by, a representative office, branch or subsidiary of Syrian credit or financial institutionRegulation 18 Acquisition or extension of ownership interest by Syrian credit or financial institutionRegulation 19 Sale or purchase of bondsRegulation 20 Insurance and reinsurance servicesRegulation 21 Investments in relation to crude oil and electricity productionChapter 3 Interpretation and further provision (regs. 22-23)Regulation 22 Circumventing etc prohibitionsRegulation 23 Interpretation of Part 3Part 3A Director disqualification sanctions (reg. 23A)Regulation 23A Director disqualification sanctionsPart 4 Immigration (reg. 24)Regulation 24 ImmigrationPart 5 Trade (regs. 25-50)Chapter 1 Interpretation (regs. 25-27)Regulation 25 Definitions relating to goods and technology prohibited under Part 5Regulation 26 Definition of "interception and monitoring services"Regulation 27 Interpretation of other expressions used in Part 5Chapter 2 Trade prohibitions relating to export, supply, sale and transfer (regs. 28-35)Regulation 28 Application of prohibitions in Chapter 2 of Part 5Regulation 29 Export prohibition Regulation 30 Supply and delivery prohibitionRegulation 31 Prohibition in connection with making goods and technology available Regulation 32 Transfer of technology prohibitionRegulation 33 Prohibition relating to the associated provision of technical assistanceRegulation 34 Prohibitions relating to the associated provision of financial services and fundsRegulation 35 Prohibitions relating to the associated provision of brokering services: non-UK activityChapter 3 Trade prohibitions relating to import, purchase and transportation (regs. 36-40)Regulation 36 Import of arms and related material, crude oil and petroleum productsRegulation 37 Acquisition of military goods and technology, crude oil and petroleum productsRegulation 38 Transport of military goods, crude oil and petroleum productsRegulation 39 Transfer of military technologyRegulation 40 Prohibitions relating to the associated provision of financial services and fundsChapter 4 Trade prohibitions relating to particular categories of goods (regs. 41-47)Regulation 41 Bank notes or coinageRegulation 42 Goods prohibitions relating to gold, precious metals or diamondsRegulation 43 Technical assistance relating to gold, precious metals or diamondsRegulation 44 Financial services and funds relating to gold, precious metals or diamondsRegulation 45 Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to gold, precious metals or diamondsRegulation 46 Luxury goodsRegulation 47 Electricity productionChapter 5 Interception and monitoring services (reg. 48)Regulation 48 Provision of interception and monitoring servicesChapter 6 Further provision (regs. 49-50)Regulation 49 Circumventing etc prohibitionsRegulation 50 DefencesPart 6 Aircraft (regs. 51-54)Regulation 51 Movement of aircraftRegulation 52 Directions under regulation 51: supplementaryRegulation 53 OffencesRegulation 54 InterpretationPart 7 Exceptions and licences (regs. 55-68)Regulation 55 Asset-freeze etc: exceptions from prohibitionsRegulation 55A Asset-freeze etc.: exception from prohibitions for required paymentsRegulation 56 Exceptions relating to insurance and reinsurance servicesRegulation 57 Exceptions relating to petroleum productsRegulation 58 Trade: exceptions from further prohibitionsRegulation 59 Aircraft: exceptions from prohibitionsRegulation 59A Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant countryRegulation 60 Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crimeRegulation 61 Treasury licencesRegulation 61A Director disqualification licencesRegulation 62 Trade licencesRegulation 63 Aircraft licencesRegulation 64 Licences: general provisionsRegulation 65 Finance: licensing offencesRegulation 65A Director disqualification: licensing offencesRegulation 66 Trade: licensing offencesRegulation 67 Aircraft: licensing offencesRegulation 68 Section 8B(1) to (3) of Immigration Act 1971: directionsPart 8 Information and records (regs. 69-78)Regulation 69 Finance: reporting obligationsRegulation 69A Finance: reporting obligations for required paymentsRegulation 70 "Relevant firm"Regulation 71 Finance: powers to request informationRegulation 72 Finance: production of documentsRegulation 73 Finance: information offencesRegulation 74 Trade: application of information powers in CEMARegulation 75 General trade licences: recordsRegulation 76 General trade licences: inspection of recordsRegulation 77 Disclosure of informationRegulation 77A Finance: disclosure to the TreasuryRegulation 78 Part 8: supplementaryPart 9 Enforcement (reg. 79-87)Regulation 79 Penalties for offences Regulation 80 Liability of officers of bodies corporate etcRegulation 81 Jurisdiction to try offencesRegulation 82 Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodiesRegulation 83 Time limit for proceedings for summary offencesRegulation 84 Trade enforcement: application of CEMARegulation 85 Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penaltyRegulation 86 Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005Regulation 87 Monetary penaltiesPart 10 Maritime enforcement (regs. 88-93)Regulation 88 Exercise of maritime enforcement powersRegulation 89 Maritime enforcement officersRegulation 90 Power to stop, board, search etcRegulation 91 Seizure powerRegulation 92 Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powersRegulation 93 Interpretation of Part 10Part 11 Supplementary and final provision (regs. 94-103)Regulation 94 Directions under Part 6Regulation 95 NoticesRegulation 96 Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008Regulation 97 Trade: overlapping offencesRegulation 98 Amendment to the Syria Council RegulationRegulation 99 Other amendments and revocationsRegulation 100 Transitional provision: Treasury licencesRegulation 101 Transitional provision: trade licencesRegulation 102 Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licencesRegulation 103 Transitional Provisions: prior obligationsSchedulesSchedule 1 Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)Schedule 2 Definitions of goods subject to certain trade prohibitionsSchedule 2, Part 1 General (para. 1)Schedule 2, Part 2 Goods subject to certain trade prohibitions (paras. 2-7)Schedule 3 Goods and technology relating to chemical and biological weaponsSchedule 3, Part 1 Certain dual-use goods and dual-use technology (paras. 1-3)Schedule 3, Part 2 Weapons-related chemicals and technology (paras. 4-5)Schedule 3, Part 3 Materials, other chemicals and related-technology (paras. 6-16)Schedule 3, Part 4 Rules for interpretation (paras. 17-19)Schedule 4 Interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technologySchedule 5 Internal repression goods and internal repression technologySchedule 6 Treasury licences: purposesSchedule 6, Part 1 Interpretation (para. 1)Schedule 6, Part 2 Financial sanctions in Chapter 1 of Part 3 (asset-freeze etc) (paras. 2-16)Schedule 6, Part 3 Financial sanctions in Chapter 2 of Part 3 (investment, financial services and financial markets) (para. 17)SignatureExplanatory NoteExplanatory Memorandum
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 31 December 2020 - onwards
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Regulation 17 Opening of, or taking up of business by, a representative office, branch or subsidiary of Syrian credit or financial institution

(1) A person ("P") must not -

(a) open a representative office or establish a branch or subsidiary in the United Kingdom of a person falling within regulation 16(2);

(b) enter into an arrangement for, or on behalf of, a person falling within regulation 16(2) which relates to the opening of a representative office or the establishment of a branch or subsidiary in the United Kingdom, if P knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the arrangement is for, or on behalf of, such a person;

(c) authorise the taking up and pursuit of business by a representative office, branch or subsidiary of a person falling within regulation 16(2), if the representative office, branch or subsidiary was not operational before 19 January 2012.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to regulation 60 (exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime).

(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence.

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