uksi/2020/1416 — The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Commencement) Regulations 2020

2020 No. 1416 (C. 39) Exiting The European Union Sanctions The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Commencement) Regulations 2020 Made 3rd December 2020 The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 , make the following Regulations. Citation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Commencement) Regulations 2020. Commencement of the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2 1 The following provisions of the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 come into force on 7th December 2020— a regulation 1 (citation and commencement); b regulation 2 (interpretation); c regulation 4 (purposes); d regulation 5 (power to designate persons); e regulation 6 (designation criteria); f regulation 7 (meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”); g regulation 8 (notification and publicity where designation power used); h the Schedule (rules for interpretation of regulation 7(2)). 2 All other provisions of the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 not mentioned in paragraph (1) come into force on IP completion day . James Morris Maggie Throup Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd December 2020 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations bring into force the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. 2019/577 ) (“the Sanctions Regulations”) which have been made under section 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) (“the Act”). In accordance with the powers under section 56 of the Act, these Regulations provide that certain provisions of the Sanctions Regulations come into force on different days. The substantive provisions of the Sanctions Regulations, including prohibitions, requirements and criminal offences, come into force on IP completion day. The provisions required for a person to be designated for the purposes of the Sanctions Regulations come into force on 7th December 2020.