
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
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(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) a British citizen,
(b) a British overseas territories citizen who acquired their citizenship from a connection with Gibraltar, or
(c) a British subject under Part 4 of the British Nationality Act 1981  (British subjects) with the right of abode in the United Kingdom.
Interpretation
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PART 2 Funds and economic resources
Freezing of funds and economic resources
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Making funds available to a designated person
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Making funds available for the benefit of a designated person
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Making economic resources available to a designated person
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Making economic resources available for the benefit of a designated person
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Credits to a frozen account
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Licences
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PART 3 Offences
Contravention and circumvention of prohibitions
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Officers of a body corporate etc
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Penalties
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Proceedings
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Consent to prosecution
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PART 4 Miscellaneous
Information provisions
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Notices
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The Crown
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PART 5 Amendments
Amendment to subordinate legislation
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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
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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
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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
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Powers to request information
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Production of documents
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Failure to comply with request for information
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General power to disclose information
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Application of provisions
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