The Chemical Weapons (Asset-Freezing) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/1090
• Sections: 25

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(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.

Section 2 Interpretation

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Section 3 Freezing of funds and economic resources

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Section 4 Making funds available to a designated person

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Section 5 Making funds available for the benefit of a designated person

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Section 6 Making economic resources available to a designated person

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Section 7 Making economic resources available for the benefit of a designated person

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Section 8 Credits to a frozen account

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Section 9 Licences

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Section 10 Contravention and circumvention of prohibitions

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Section 11 Officers of a body corporate etc

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Section 12 Penalties

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Section 13 Proceedings

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Section 14 Consent to prosecution

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Section 15 Information provisions

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Section 16 Notices

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Section 17 The Crown

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Section 18 Amendment to subordinate legislation

In the European Union Financial Sanctions (Amendment of Information Provisions) Regulations 2017 , omit regulation 17(4).

Section 19 Amendment to the Ukraine (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2014

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 ” .

Section 1 Reporting obligations of relevant institutions and others

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Section 2 Powers to request information

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Section 3 Production of documents

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Section 4 Failure to comply with request for information

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Section 5 General power to disclose information

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Section 6 Application of provisions

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