This news release is issued to publicise the amendment of 1 entry under the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Regime.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/411) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in the facilitation of any of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's military programmes. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sanctions (Application) Regulations 2020 [S.D. 2020/0502].
Amendments
Deleted information appears in [square brackets]. Additional information appears in italics.
The following entry have been amended and are still subject to an asset freeze:
Entities and other groups
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[MINISTRY OF THE PEOPLE’S ARMED FORCES (MPAF)] MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
A.k.a.: [na] a) MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE b) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE c) MINISTRY OF DEFENSE F.k.a.: [na] MINISTRY OF THE PEOPLE’S ARMED FORCES (MPAF) Address: Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea Listed on: 22 Dec. 2017 (amended on 7 Mar. 2024) Other information: [The Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces] The Ministry of National Defence manages the general administrative and logistical needs of the Korean People’s Army.
What you must do
Financial institutions and other persons are required to check whether you maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, designated individuals. If so, you must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, not deal with those funds or economic resources, make those funds or economic resources available to a designated person, or make those funds or economic resources available for the benefit of a designated person. You must also report your findings to the FIU.
Failure to comply with financial and trade sanctions legislation or to attempting to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.
Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated person, you are not required to report these details again.
Further Information
Consequently the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated the Consolidated List. This list provides details of those designated under sanctions legislation.
Further details of the sanctions regime related to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and links to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.
