Sanctions Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. 2 These Regulations come into force on 29th May 2024. 3 These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Amendment of the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2 1 The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation)— a in the definition of “the Committee”, after “paragraph 11 of resolution 751” insert “and paragraph 31 of resolution 2713” ; b at the appropriate place, insert— “ IED component goods ” has the meaning given in regulation 19(1); “ IED components technology ” has the meaning given in regulation 19(1); ; c omit the definitions of “resolution 733”, “resolution 1425” and “resolution 2102”; d after the definition of “resolution 2551”, insert— “ resolution 2713 ” means resolution 2713 (2023) adopted by the Security Council on 1 December 2023; . 3 In regulation 4 (purposes)— a after paragraph (2)(a), insert— aa supporting the Federal Government of Somalia to promote peace, stability, security and the rule of law; ; b for paragraph 2(b), substitute— b supporting the Federal Government of Somalia in its efforts to reconstruct the country; ; c after paragraph (2)(b) insert— ba countering terrorist and armed groups – including, but not limited to, Al-Shabaab – which operate in, from, or pose a threat to, Somalia, including by— i tackling the flow and supply of arms, weapons and ammunition to Somalia contrary to paragraph 4 of resolution 2713 (arms embargo on Al-Shabaab); ii disrupting the financing of terrorism; iii reducing the threat posed by IED component goods and IED component technology; ; d after paragraph (2)(ba), insert— bb supporting the Federal Government of Somalia to counter the threats posed by terrorist and armed groups – including, but not limited to, Al-Shabaab – which operate in, from, or pose a threat to, Somalia; ; e in paragraph (2)(c)(i)— i for “African Union Mission in Somalia” substitute “African Union Transition Mission in Somalia ;” ; ii omit “and the Civilian Casualty Tracking, Analysis and Response Cell;”; f for paragraph (3)(a), substitute— a paragraph 4 of resolution 2713 (arms embargo on Al-Shabaab); ; g omit paragraph (4); h in paragraph (5)(e), omit “and”; i in paragraph (5)(f), for “.” substitute “; and” ; j after paragraph (5)(f), insert— g paragraph 25 of resolution 2713. . 4 In regulation 6 (criteria for designating a person)— a after paragraph (3)(f), insert— fa association or affiliation with, or activity in support of, terrorist or armed groups, including— i the provision or supply of arms, weapons or ammunition where such flow or supply is not in compliance with paragraph 4 of resolution 2713 (arms embargo on Al-Shabaab); ii the provision of IED components goods or IED components technology to a terrorist or armed group; iii recruitment of persons to terrorist or armed groups; iv the dissemination of extremist material ; b in paragraph (5)(c)(ii), for “.” substitute “;” ; c after paragraph (5)(c), insert— d “ extremist material ” means that which— i promotes an extremist ideology, or ii foments, justifies or glorifies terrorist violence; e “ extremist ideology ” means the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to— i negate or destroy the fundamental rights or freedoms of others, ii undermine, overturn or replace democracy or democratic rights, or iii intentionally create a permissive environment for others to achieve the results in (i) or (ii) . David Rutley Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 7th May 2024