Guidance
Transport sanctions: civil monetary penalties
Compliance and enforcement approach to aircraft and shipping sanctions, including breaches.
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The UK’s sanctions framework is implemented under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act (SAMLA), 2018. Aircraft and shipping sanctions under SAMLA place prohibitions on the movement, ownership and registration of ships and aircraft.
This guide sets out:
- a compliance and enforcement approach summary
- how DfT assesses whether to apply a civil monetary penalty
- how DfT decides the level of a civil monetary penalty
- reporting obligations and information request powers
- a procedure overview, including internal reviews and appeals process to the Upper Tribunal
- when DfT will use its powers to publish information about breaches