Legislative Scrutiny: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Contents

Appendix 1: Suggested amendments

Clause 21

Page 18, line 34, leave out “3 years” and insert “1 year”

Page 18, line 36, leave out “3 years” and insert “1 year”

Clause 33

Page 26, line 23, leave out “apply to the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session, for the decision to be set aside” and insert “appeal against any such decision to the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.”

Page 26, line 33, leave out sub-section (4)

Page 26, line 35, leave out sub-section (5)

Clause 34

Page 27, line 15, after sub-section (2)(b), insert–

“Or,

(c) where the Court considers that damages would be required in accordance with the right to an effective remedy, as protected by Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

To move the following Clause—

Independent review of operation of terrorist-related sanctions

(1)The Treasury must appoint an individual to review the operation of terrorist-related sanctions under section 1(2) (“the independent reviewer”).

(2)The Treasury—

(a)must aim to appoint an individual who is likely to be perceived as independent of government, and

(b)may combine the appointment with another office or appointment).

(3)In January of each calendar year the independent reviewer must send the Treasury a list of proposed reviews for that year.

(4)The independent reviewer—

(a)must aim to complete the reviews listed under subsection (3) within the relevant year; and

(b)may undertake other reviews.

(5)After completing a review the independent reviewer must send the Treasury a report as soon as reasonably practicable.

(6)On receiving a report the Treasury must lay it before Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable.

(7)The Treasury may pay reasonable allowances and expenses to the independent reviewer, and must publish the scale of allowances and expenses to be paid.





1 March 2018