UK Offence Report

The Export Control (Yemen Sanctions) Regulations 2015 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 1586 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
2 August 2015
In force from
27 August 2015
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 Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The Regulations make provision for the enforcement of certain trade restrictions in view of the situation in Yemen as specified in Council Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 (OJ L No 365, 19.12.2014, p.60) (the “Yemen Regulation”), as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/878 (OJ L No 143, 9.6.2015, p.1). The Regulations set out offences in relation to these restrictions and those offences can be committed by any person in the United Kingdom and, around the world, by any United Kingdom person, as defined in section 11 of the Export Control Act 2002 (c.28). The restrictive measures include a prohibition on the provision of technical assistance related to military activities and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all types, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body as listed in Annex I to the Yemen Regulation. There is also a prohibition on the provision of financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, for any sale, supply, etc. of arms and related materiel, or for the provision of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body as listed in Annex I to the Yemen Regulation. Regulation 3 creates offences for the contravention of the trade restrictions in the Yemen Regulation and regulation 4 creates an offence for circumvention of these restrictions. Regulation 5 sets out the penalties relating to the offences in the Regulations and regulation 6 provides for the ancillary provisions which apply to the enforcement of customs and excise legislation to also apply to the enforcement of these Regulations. Regulation 7 removes Yemen from the list of countries subject to transit control for category B goods in Part 4 of Schedule 4 to the Export Control Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3231) to the list of countries embargoed and subject to transit control for military goods in Part 3 of that Schedule. Regulation 8 requires the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of these Regulations and publish a report within five years after they come into force and within every five years after that. Following a review it will fall to the Secretary of State to consider whether the Regulations should remain as they are, or be revoked or amended. A further instrument would be needed to revoke the Regulations or to amend them. A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no or minimal impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies. A copy of the Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk. Further information is available from the Export Control Organisation, BIS, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET and on the gov.uk website (www.gov.uk).

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