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Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 [SI 2020 No. 707]
Introductory Text
Part 1 General (regs. 1-4)
Regulation 1 Citation and commencement
Regulation 2 Interpretation
Regulation 3 Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the Territory
Regulation 4 Purpose
Part 2 Designation of persons (reg. 5)
Regulation 5 Designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions
Part 3 Finance (regs. 6-14)
Chapter 1 Interpretation (regs. 6-7)
Regulation 6 Meaning of "designated person" in Part 3
Regulation 7 Meaning of "owned or controlled directly or indirectly"
Chapter 2 Partial asset-freeze (reg. 8)
Regulation 8 Partial asset-freeze in relation to the former Government of Iraq and its state bodies, corporations or agencies
Chapter 3 Asset-freeze etc. (regs. 9-13)
Regulation 9 Asset-freeze in relation to persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
Regulation 10 Making funds available to persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
Regulation 11 Making funds available for benefit of persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
Regulation 12 Making economic resources available to persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
Regulation 13 Making economic resources available for benefit of persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
Chapter 4 Circumvention etc. (reg. 14)
Regulation 14 Circumventing etc. prohibitions
Part 4 Trade (regs. 15-29)
Chapter 1 Interpretation (regs. 15-16)
Regulation 15 Definitions relating to goods and technology prohibited under this Part
Regulation 16 Interpretation of other expressions used in this Part
Chapter 2 Military goods and military technology (regs. 17-21)
Regulation 17 Export of military goods
Regulation 18 Supply and delivery of military goods
Regulation 19 Making military goods and military technology available
Regulation 20 Transfer of military technology
Regulation 21 Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to military goods and military technology
Chapter 3 Illegally removed Iraqi Cultural Property (regs. 22-27)
Regulation 22 Export and import of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
Regulation 23 Supply and delivery of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
Regulation 24 Making available and acquisition of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
Regulation 25 Financial services and funds relating to illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
Regulation 26 Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
Regulation 27 Holding or controlling illegally removed Iraqi cultural property
Chapter 4 Further provision (regs. 28-29)
Regulation 28 Circumventing etc. prohibitions
Regulation 29 Defences
Part 5 Exceptions and licences (regs. 30-39)
Regulation 30 Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
Regulation 30A Finance: humanitarian exception
Regulation 31 Finance: exceptions for return of frozen funds to Iraq
Regulation 32 Trade: exception for the return of Iraqi cultural property
Regulation 33 Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
Regulation 34 Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
Regulation 35 Treasury licences
Regulation 36 Trade licences
Regulation 37 Licences: general provisions
Regulation 38 Finance: licensing offences
Regulation 39 Trade: licensing offences
Part 6 Information and records (regs. 40-49)
Regulation 40 Finance: reporting obligations
Regulation 41 "Relevant firm"
Regulation 42 Finance: powers to request information
Regulation 43 Finance: production of documents
Regulation 44 Finance: information offences
Regulation 45 Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
Regulation 46 General trade licences: records
Regulation 47 General trade licences: inspection of records
Regulation 48 Disclosure of information
Regulation 49 Part 6: supplementary
Regulation 48A Finance: disclosure to the Treasury
Part 7 Enforcement (regs. 50-58)
Regulation 50 Penalties for offences
Regulation 51 Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
Regulation 52 Jurisdiction to try offences
Regulation 53 Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
Regulation 54 Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
Regulation 55 Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
Regulation 56 Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty
Regulation 57 Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Regulation 58 Monetary penalties
Part 8 Maritime enforcement (regs. 59-64)
Regulation 59 Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
Regulation 60 Maritime enforcement officers
Regulation 61 Power to stop, board, search etc.
Regulation 62 Seizure power
Regulation 63 Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
Regulation 64 Interpretation of Part 8
Part 9 Supplementary and final provision (regs. 65-73)
Regulation 65 Notices
Regulation 66 Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008
Regulation 67 Trade: overlapping offences
Regulation 68 Revocations
Regulation 69 Amendment to the United Nations and European Union Financial Sanctions (Linking) Regulations 2017
Regulation 70 Transitional provision: Treasury licences
Regulation 71 Transitional provision: trade licences
Regulation 72 Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences
Regulation 73 Transitional provision: prior obligations
Schedules
Schedule 1 Rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)
Schedule 2 Treasury licences: purposes
Schedule 2, Part 1 Interpretation
Schedule 2, Part 2 Pre-existing judicial decisions etc.
Schedule 2, Part 3 Purposes: persons connected with the former Iraqi regime
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Explanatory Note
Explanatory Memorandum
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