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The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

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Contents: 4 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation and commencement
  3. 2 Amendment of the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
  4. 3 Revocation

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4 provisions

Title and introductory text

Regulations by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 55(3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment of both Houses for more than four days. 2024 No. 833 SANCTIONS The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 Made 29th July 2024 Laid before Parliament 30th July 2024 Coming into force 31st July 2024 The Secretary of State, considering that the condition in section 45(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 is met, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 15(2)(a), 16, 17 and 45 of that Act.

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1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024. (2) These Regulations come into force on 31st July 2024.

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2 Amendment of the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

(1) The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 57 (exceptions relating to petroleum products)— (a) in paragraphs (1) and (2)— (i) for “purchasing”, in both places it occurs, substitute “acquiring”; (ii) for “purchase”, in both places it occurs, substitute “acquisition”; (iii) for “purchased”, in both places it occurs, substitute “acquired”; (b) in paragraph (2), for “by a UK funded person” substitute “by a relevant person”; (c) after paragraph (2) insert— (2A) A relevant prohibition is not contravened where a person provides financial services, funds or economic resources to a relevant person in relation to the making available of funds or economic resources by that relevant person in accordance with paragraph (2). ; (d) in paragraph (3)— (i) for “and (2)” substitute “, (2) and (2A)”; (ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “purchase” substitute “acquisition”; (e) for paragraph (5) substitute— (5) If a relevant person (“P”) makes funds or economic resources available in accordance with paragraph (2), P must notify the Treasury that P is involved in the provision of humanitarian assistance activity in Syria by no later than the end of the calendar year in which the funds or economic resources are made available. (5A) The notification requirement in paragraph (5) does not apply to— (a) a person described in sub-paragraph (b) or (f) of the definition of “relevant person” in paragraph (7); (b) humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly; (c) the British Red Cross. ; (f) in paragraph (7)— (i) at the appropriate place, insert— “relevant person” means— any person that receives funding from any part of the Government of the United Kingdom for the purpose of providing a humanitarian assistance activity in Syria; the United Nations, including its— specialised agencies and related organisations; and other entities and bodies; international organisations carrying out humanitarian assistance activities in Syria other than those described in sub-paragraph (b); humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organisations; bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organisations participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plans, Refugee Response Plans, other United Nations appeals, or humanitarian clusters coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; any grantee, subsidiary, or implementing partner of a person mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) while and to the extent they are acting in that capacity; ; (ii) omit the definition of “UK funded person”. (3) In regulation 75(2) (general trade licences: records), after “the following information” insert “, where appropriate,”. (4) In regulation 79 (penalties for offences)— (a) in paragraph (3) (penalties for offences) omit “57(6) (exceptions relating to petroleum products: notification requirement),”; (b) after paragraph (4) insert— (4A) A person who commits an offence under regulation 57(6) (exceptions relating to petroleum products: notification requirement) is liable— (a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine; (b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; (c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. . (5) In regulation 84(3) (trade enforcement: application of CEMA) omit sub-paragraph (b). (6) In regulation 97(b) (trade: overlapping offences) omit “57(6) (exceptions relating to petroleum products: notification requirement),”.

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3 Revocation

The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 are revoked.

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