United Kingdom
UK sanctions are made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 and applied by several bodies.
Key features
- Designations by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- OFSI: financial sanctions implementation, licensing and civil enforcement
- OTSI: civil enforcement of trade sanctions
- The UK Sanctions List
- The UK ownership and control test
- Administrative review and court challenge
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