UK Statutory Instrument
2020
United Kingdom
The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
At a glance
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What's here
1 compliance obligation
Who this Act binds
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- Responsible Person 1
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Responsible Persons also bound by 104 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- MH(CT)(S)A 2003 2003 45 duties
- Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 2001 24 duties
- The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 1995 21 duties
- Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case ) Regulations 2015 2015 21 duties
- The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 2005 19 duties
What this Act requires
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Part 1 — General
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Interpretation
Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
Purpose
Part 2 — Designation of persons
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Power to designate persons
Conditions for the designation of persons by name
Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”
Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
Notification and publicity where designation power used
Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used
Part 3 — Finance
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Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
Making funds available to designated persons
Making funds available for benefit of designated persons
Making economic resources available to designated persons
Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons
Circumventing etc. prohibitions
Part 3A — Director disqualification sanctions
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Director disqualification sanctions
Part 4 — Immigration
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Immigration
Part 5 — Exceptions and licences
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Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
Finance: exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
Finance: exception from prohibitions for required payments
Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
Treasury licences
Director disqualification licences
Licences: general provisions
Finance: licensing offences
Director disqualification: licensing offences
Section 8B(1) to (3) of the Immigration Act 1971: directions
Part 6 — Information and records
Finance: reporting obligations
- Report suspected designated persons or sanctions breaches to the Treasury Responsible Person
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Finance: reporting obligations for required payments
“Relevant firm”
Finance: powers to request information
Finance: production of documents
Finance: information offences
Disclosure of information
Finance: disclosure to the Treasury
Part 6: supplementary
Part 7 — Enforcement
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Penalties for offences
Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
Jurisdiction to try offences
Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Part 8 — Supplementary and final provision
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Notices
Revocations
Transitional provision: Treasury licences
Transitional provision: prior obligations etc.
Schedules
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Application of Schedule
Shares held by nominees
Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
“Arrangement” includes— (a) any scheme, agreement or understanding, whether or...
Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
Rights attached to shares held by way of security
Joint interests
Joint arrangements
Calculating shareholdings
Voting rights
In applying regulation 7(2) and this Schedule, the voting rights...
Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
A reference to a board of directors, in the case...
Shares or rights held “indirectly”
Interpretation
Insolvency
Basic needs
Legal services
Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
Extraordinary expenses
Judicial decisions etc.
Diplomatic missions etc.
Extraordinary situation
Prior obligations
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Export Control Joint Unit
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