Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (Chapter 13). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision enabling sanctions to be imposed where appropriate for the purposes of compliance with United Nations obligations or other international obligations or for the purposes of furthering the prevention of terrorism or for the purposes of national security or international peace and security or for the purposes of furthering foreign policy objectives; to make provision for the purposes of the detection, investigation and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and for the purposes of implementing Standards published by the Financial Action Task Force relating to combating threats to the integrity of the international financial system; and for connected purposes. Subject Fisheries, General Keyword Human rights Business/industry/corporations Access-to-information Offences/penalties Court/tribunal Enforcement/compliance International trade International relations/cooperation Inventory Navigation Fishing vessel Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Foreign fishing Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 is organised 3 Parts and 3 Schedules. The Act under Part I, Chapter 1 enables the UK through an appropriate Minister (the Secretary of State or the Treasury) to continue implementing the United Nations (UN) sanctions regimes, to continue complying with UN and other international obligations, and meet certain foreign policy and national security objectives after exiting EU. The Act lists the purposes for sanction regulations, these include: prevention of terrorism, national and international security and peace, resolution of armed conflicts, human rights protection, prevent the spread and use of weapons and materials of mass destruction, promote respect for democracy, the rule of law and good government. There Act identifies main types of sanctions regulations: financial sanctions (section 3), immigration sanctions (section 4), trade sanctions (section 5 and Schedule 1), aircraft (section 6) and shipping sanctions (section 7) and for the purpose of financial and immigration sanctions regulations sets out a mechanism of national designation conferring to the Minister the power to designate persons through the regulation. These designations will be in addition to the persons who are already designated persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions (section 13). Similarly, the Minister can “specify ships” under section 14. Sections from 15 to 21 specify the content of sanctions regulations including exceptions and licences to the regime, information management, extra-territorial application etc. Chapter 2 concerns review, revocation and variation of person designation, ship specification and in general of sanction regulation. Chapter 3 concerns temporary powers in relation to EU sanctions, Chapter 4 regulates court reviews, Chapter 5 includes miscellaneous provisions. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.uk References - Legislation Implemented by Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (N. 488 of 2021). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2021 Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Access-to-information, Offences/penalties, Court/tribunal, Enforcement/compliance, International relations/cooperation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 680 of 2020). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2020 Keyword: Human rights, Business/industry/corporations, Access-to-information, Offences/penalties, Court/tribunal, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX