UK Offence Report

The Sudan (Technical Assistance and Financing and Financial Assistance) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 2004 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 373 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
12 February 2004
In force from
19 February 2004
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Corporate, financial services, company law, employment, charity, electoral and tax
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations provide that breaches of certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) 131/2004 (“the EC Regulation”) are to be criminal offences. Regulation 2 creates penalties in respect of the following provisions of the EC Regulation: a Article 2(a), prohibiting the grant, sale, supply or transfer, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, of for use in, Sudan of technical assistance related to military activities, and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related material of all types; or b Article 2(b), prohibiting the provision of financing or financial assistance related to military activities for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material or for the grant, sale, supply, or transfer of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan; and c Article 2(c), prohibiting the participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in Article 2(a) and 2(b). d Regulation 3 provides for licensing of the above transactions; and regulation 4 provides for enforcement and penalties for breach of the EC Regulation. A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

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