PART 1Sanctions regulations
CHAPTER 1Power to make sanctions regulations
Contents of sanctions regulations: further provision
15Exceptions and licences
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In this section “regulations” means regulations under section 1.
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Regulations may—
a
create exceptions to any prohibition or requirement imposed by the regulations;
b
provide for a prohibition imposed by the regulations not to apply to anything done under the authority of a licence issued by an appropriate Minister specified in the regulations;
c
provide for a requirement imposed by the regulations to be subject to such exceptions as an appropriate Minister specified in the regulations may direct.
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Regulations may, as respects any licences or directions provided for under subsection (2)(b) or (c)—
a
provide that a licence or direction may be general or issued to a category of persons or a particular person;
b
provide that a licence or direction must specify what is authorised by the licence or excepted by the direction;
c
make provision as to what may, or may not, be authorised by a licence or excepted by a direction;
d
provide that a licence or direction may contain conditions;
e
provide that a licence or direction may not be issued unless criteria specified by the regulations are met;
f
make provision as to the duration of licences or directions, which may enable them to be of indefinite duration or a defined duration;
g
make provision enabling licences or directions to be varied, revoked or suspended;
h
make provision as to notifications or publicity to be given in connection with licences or directions.
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Where regulations provide for designated persons to be excluded persons for the purposes of section 8B of the Immigration Act 1971, the regulations may—
a
create exceptions from subsections (1) to (3) of that section in relation to any person who under the regulations is an excluded person (a “relevant person”);
b
authorise an appropriate Minister specified in the regulations to direct that, in relation to any relevant person specified, or of a description specified, in the direction, subsections (1) to (3) of that section have effect subject to exceptions specified in the direction.
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The exceptions that may be created under subsection (2)(a) include exceptions in relation to acts done for the purposes of—
a
national security;
b
the prevention or detection of serious crime in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.
In this subsection “act” includes an omission.