uksi/2018/1090 — The Chemical Weapons (Asset-Freezing) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018

2018 No. 1090 Criminal Law The Chemical Weapons (Asset-Freezing) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018 Made 16th October 2018 Laid before Parliament 17th October 2018 Coming into force 7th November 2018 The Treasury are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to restrictive measures against persons or bodies listed by an international organisation. These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act and it appears to the Treasury that it is expedient for any reference to Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 of 15th October 2018 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time. The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972, make the following Regulations. PART 1 General Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Chemical Weapons (Asset-Freezing) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018 and come into force on 7th November 2018. 2 An offence under these Regulations may be committed by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom by–– a a UK national, or b a body incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the United Kingdom. 3 In paragraph (2)–– “ conduct ” includes acts and omissions; “ UK national ” means–– a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen who acquired their citizenship from a connection with Gibraltar, or a British subject under Part 4 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British subjects) with the right of abode in the United Kingdom. Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Funds and economic resources Freezing of funds and economic resources 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making funds available to a designated person 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making funds available for the benefit of a designated person 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making economic resources available to a designated person 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making economic resources available for the benefit of a designated person 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Credits to a frozen account 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Licences 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Offences Contravention and circumvention of prohibitions 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officers of a body corporate etc 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consent to prosecution 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Miscellaneous Information provisions 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Crown 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Amendments Amendment to subordinate legislation 18 In the European Union Financial Sanctions (Amendment of Information Provisions) Regulations 2017 , omit regulation 17(4). Amendment to the Ukraine (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2014 19 In paragraph 1(3)(b) of the Schedule (information provisions) to the Ukraine (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2014 , after “institution” insert “ or relevant business or profession ” . Rebecca Harris Mike Freer Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury SCHEDULE Regulation 15 INFORMATION PROVISIONS Reporting obligations of relevant institutions and others 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers to request information 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production of documents 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Failure to comply with request for information 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General power to disclose information 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of provisions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations make provision relating to the enforcement of Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 of 15th October 2018 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons (OJ L 259, 16.10.2018, p.12) (“ the Council Regulation ”). The measures include the freezing of funds and economic resources of any persons and entities listed in Annex I to the Council Regulation and ensuring that funds and economic resources are not made available to them or for their benefit. Regulation 2 defines designated person as any person named in Annex I to the Council Regulation (as amended from time to time). Regulations 3 to 7 provide prohibitions against dealing with the funds or economic resources of a designated person, making funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to a designated person and making funds or economic resources available for the benefit of a designated person. Regulation 8 provides an exception to the prohibitions in regulations 4 and 5 in the circumstances set out in the Council Regulation, where a frozen account is credited for a permitted reason. Regulation 9 provides a licensing procedure to enable funds and economic resources to be exempted from the prohibitions where this is permitted in the circumstances set out in the Council Regulation. Regulation 10 creates offences where the prohibitions in regulations 3 to 7 are contravened. Regulations 11 to 14 contain provisions about officers of a body corporate, penalties and proceedings. The Schedule makes provision for information gathering and information disclosure and creates offences for failure to comply with a request for information. Regulations 18 and 19 correct a minor error made in the European Union Financial Sanctions (Amendment of Information Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/754) which amended the Schedule to the Ukraine (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/507). An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument because no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. Further information is available at H.M. Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ and on H.M. Treasury website (www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury), or by contacting Sanctions.Legislation@HMTreasury.gsi.gov.uk.