UK Offence Report

The Ukraine (European Union Financial Sanctions) (No.3) Regulations 2014 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2014 No. 2054 — creates 4 criminal offences.

4offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
1 August 2014
In force from
1 August 2014
Extent
Not stated
Subject
International sanctions, export control and trade restrictions
Made under
European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

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

These Regulations make provision relating to the enforcement of Council Regulation (EU) No. No. 833/2014 dated 31 July 2014 (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p.1) concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (“the Council Regulation”). Regulation 3 provides for prohibitions against dealing with transferable securities and money-market instruments for, or on behalf of major credit institutions or other major institutions having an explicit mandate to promote competitiveness of the Russian economy, its diversification and encouragement of investment, established in Russia withover 50 % public ownership or control issued after 1 August 2014, as listed in Annex III to the Council Regulation. The prohibitions include buying, selling, providing brokering or assistance in the issuance of, or otherwise dealing in transferable securities and money-market instruments. Regulation 4 makes it an offence to breach any of the prohibitions in regulation 3, or to seek to circumvent those provisions. Regulations 5 to 8 contain provisions about penalties, proceedings and who, in relation to bodies corporate and other bodies, may be prosecuted for an offence under the Regulations. The Schedule makes provision for information gathering and information disclosure. It also creates offences relating to the withholding of information and the obstruction of the exercise by the Treasury of its powers under the Schedule. A list of major credit institutions or other major institutions listed in Annex III to the Council Regulation is available on the internet via: (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-consolidated-list-of-targets) or can be obtained from Financial Sanctions, H.M. Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ. Further information is available from Financial Sanctions, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ and on the H.M. Treasury website (www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury).

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