UK Act of Parliament 2018 United Kingdom

Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018

An Act to make provision enabling sanctions to be imposed where appropriate for the purposes of compliance with United Nations obligations or other international obligations or for the purposes of furthering the prevention of terrorism or for the purposes of national security or international peace and security or for the …

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Enforced by
FCA, ECJU, SRA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 1 of 9 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 2 carry different penalties and 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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Part 1

Sanctions regulations

7 of 50 sections shown
s.011 Designation of a person by name under a designation power (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ministers must provide reasons and meet specific criteria for sanctionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Designation of persons by description under a designation power (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Minister must follow specific procedures when designating groups for sanctionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 Persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must designate UN-named persons in UK sanctions regulationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.017 Enforcement (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Breach of UK sanctions or circumvention of controlsAny Person
s.017 Enforcement: monetary penalties Prosecution
  • Breach of sanctions or anti-money laundering requirementsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.033 Procedure for requests to ... appropriate Minister (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ministers must decide on sanctions requests as soon as possibleCrown / Minister / Government department
s.043 Guidance about regulations under section 1 (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Minister must issue guidance on new sanctions regulationsCrown / Minister / Government department
43 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Power to make sanctions regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Additional requirements for regulations for a purpose within section 1(2) (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Financial sanctions (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Director disqualification sanctions
s.004 Immigration sanctions (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Trade sanctions (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Aircraft sanctions (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Shipping sanctions (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Other sanctions for purposes of UN obligations (opens in a new tab)
s.009 “Designated persons” (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Designation powers: general (opens in a new tab)
s.014 “Specified ships” (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Exceptions and licences (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Information (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Report in respect of offences in regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Enforcement: goods etc on ships (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Goods etc on ships: non-UK conduct (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Extra-territorial application (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Power to vary or revoke designation made under regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Right to request variation or revocation of designation (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Periodic review of certain designations (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Right of UN-named person to request review (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Power to revoke specification of ship made under regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Right to request revocation of specification of ship (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Periodic review where ships are specified (opens in a new tab)
s.029 UN-designated ship: right to request review (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Review by appropriate Minister of regulations under section 1 (opens in a new tab)
s.031 Independent review of regulations with counter-terrorism purpose (opens in a new tab)
s.032 Periodic reports on exercise of power to make regulations under section 1 (opens in a new tab)
s.034 Temporary powers in relation to EU sanctions lists (opens in a new tab)
s.035 Directions under section 34: further provision (opens in a new tab)
s.036 Rights of person on EU sanctions list (opens in a new tab)
s.037 Rights of UN-named person on EU sanctions list (opens in a new tab)
s.038 Court review of decisions (opens in a new tab)
s.039 Court reviews: further provision (opens in a new tab)
s.040 Rules of court (opens in a new tab)
s.041 Procedure for dealing with goods etc seized from ships (opens in a new tab)
s.042 Suspension of prohibitions and requirements (opens in a new tab)
s.044 Protection for acts done for purposes of compliance (opens in a new tab)
s.045 Revocation and amendment of regulations under section 1 (opens in a new tab)
s.046 Report where regulations for a purpose within section 1(2) are amended (opens in a new tab)
s.047 Power to amend Part 1 so as to authorise additional sanctions (opens in a new tab)
s.048 Power to make provision relating to certain appeals (opens in a new tab)
Part 2

Anti-money laundering

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.049 Money laundering and terrorist financing etc (opens in a new tab)
s.050 Reports on progress towards register of beneficial owners of overseas entities (opens in a new tab)
s.051 Public registers of beneficial ownership of companies registered in British Overseas Territories (opens in a new tab)
Part 3

General

1 of 14 sections shown
s.057 Duties to lay certain reports before Parliament: further provision (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ministers must lay reports and explanatory statements before ParliamentCrown / Minister / Government department
13 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.052 Crown application (opens in a new tab)
s.053 Saving for prerogative powers (opens in a new tab)
s.054 Regulations: general (opens in a new tab)
s.055 Parliamentary procedure for regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.056 Regulations under section 1: transitory provision (opens in a new tab)
s.058 Retained EU rights (opens in a new tab)
s.059 Consequential amendments and repeals (opens in a new tab)
s.060 Meaning of “funds”, “economic resources” and “freeze” (opens in a new tab)
s.061 Meaning of “financial services” and “financial products” (opens in a new tab)
s.062 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.063 Extent (opens in a new tab)
s.064 Commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.065 Short title (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 Money laundering and terrorist financing etc (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Breach of money laundering or terrorist financing regulationsAny Person
75 other schedules
s.003 Consequential amendments (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 Trade sanctions (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 The purposes referred to in section 5(1) are the purposes...
s.sch001 Preventing— (a) activities of a prescribed description relating (directly or...
s.sch001 Preventing all services, or services of a prescribed description, from...
s.sch001 Preventing all services, or services of a prescribed description, from...
s.sch001 Preventing services, or services of a prescribed description, from being...
s.sch001 Preventing services, or services of a prescribed description, from being...
s.sch001 So far as a UN Security Council Resolution provides for...
s.sch001 Preventing— (a) the export, import, movement, making available or acquisition...
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in Part...
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in paragraph...
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in Part...
s.sch001 Preventing the export of goods of a prescribed description—
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in Part...
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in Part...
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in Part...
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in Part...
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in paragraph...
s.sch001 Regulations which include provision for a purpose mentioned in paragraph...
s.sch001 (1) This paragraph applies where regulations include provision for a...
s.sch001 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to any provision of...
s.sch001 (1) For the purpose of the enforcement of any relevant...
s.sch001 Regulations may not contain prohibitions for a purpose mentioned in...
s.sch001 Preventing the import of all goods, or of goods of...
s.sch001 The question whether any such interference is necessary is to...
s.sch001 In this Schedule, any reference to goods, technology, land or...
s.sch001 For the purposes of this Schedule— (a) “export” means export...
s.sch001 For the purposes of this Schedule— (a) “import” means import...
s.sch001 Paragraph 33(b) does not apply to goods imported into the...
s.sch001 For the purposes of this Schedule— (a) goods, technology or...
s.sch001 In paragraph 5 “place” includes— (a) any vehicle, ship or...
s.sch001 In this Schedule— “aircraft” includes unmanned aircraft and aircraft capable...
s.sch001 Nothing in section 3 prevents any reference to services in...
s.sch001 Preventing the movement outside the United Kingdom of goods of...
s.sch001 Preventing a transfer of technology of a prescribed description—
s.sch001 Preventing goods or technology of a prescribed description from being...
s.sch001 Preventing the acquisition of goods or technology of a prescribed...
s.sch001 Preventing land, or land of a prescribed description, from being...
s.sch001 Preventing the acquisition of land, or land of a prescribed...
s.sch002 Without prejudice to the generality of section 49, regulations under...
s.sch002 Make provision enabling supervisory authorities to enter into arrangements with...
s.sch002 (1) Confer investigatory powers on— (a) supervisory authorities, and
s.sch002 (1) Authorise supervisory authorities to impose charges on persons supervised...
s.sch002 (1) Authorise the Financial Conduct Authority and the Commissioners for...
s.sch002 Make provision for and in connection with the grant of...
s.sch002 Make provision— (a) creating criminal offences for the purposes of...
s.sch002 Make provision for and in connection with reviews of, and...
s.sch002 Make provision exempting prescribed persons from prescribed requirements, generally or...
s.sch002 Regulations under section 49 may not provide for an offence...
s.sch002 Regulations under section 49 may provide for the creation of...
s.sch002 (1) Require— (a) the Secretary of State or the Treasury,...
s.sch002 Regulations under section 49 which confer a power to impose...
s.sch002 (1) In this paragraph “relevant regulations” means regulations under section...
s.sch002 (1) Regulations under section 49 may impose requirements in relation...
s.sch002 (1) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) have effect for the purposes...
s.sch002 (1) Without prejudice to anything in section 49, paragraphs 1...
s.sch002 In this Schedule— “enforcement partners” means bodies with which supervisory...
s.sch002 Require any person carrying on relevant business who is of...
s.sch002 (1) Require relevant persons to take prescribed measures in relation...
s.sch002 Make provision for and in connection with—
s.sch002 Make provision for and in connection with the creation, production...
s.sch002 (1) Confer supervisory functions on the Financial Conduct Authority, the...
s.sch002 (1) Confer supervisory functions on a prescribed body (an “oversight...
s.sch002 Make provision for and in connection with the registration of...
s.sch003 (1) Section 8B of the Immigration Act 1971 (persons excluded...
s.sch003 In Schedule 3 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (exceptions...
s.sch003 In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Senior Courts...
s.sch003 (1) Section 18 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act...
s.sch003 In section 61(1) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police...
s.sch003 (1) Schedule 1 to the Serious Crime Act 2007 (offences...
s.sch003 (1) Part 2 of Schedule 17 to the Crime and...
s.sch003 In Schedule 3 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (exceptions...
s.sch003 (1) Part 8 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017...
s.sch003 The following provisions are repealed or revoked— Title Extent of...

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