Statutory guidance: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions: guidance

Statutory guidance for the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.

The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, and certain other regulations, are in force to implement certain UN obligations. 

This summary gives a quick overview of the sanctions in place under the regime. It is not comprehensive and is not a replacement for the statutory guidance or the regulations themselves. 

Regime is limited in scope to sanctions targeting designated persons only. 

The UK Sanctions List tells you who is designated under the regime and which sanctions have been applied to them. A designated person can be an individual, a business or an organisation. 

The statutory guidance lists in detail the sanctions that can apply in respect of designated persons, including: 

Besides the prohibition on supplying certain goods and services to designated persons, there are no sanctions that apply in respect of goods and services under this regime.

Amended to clarify which Department for Business and Trade (DBT) teams now lead on trade sanctions licensing.

Added summary of the regime's purposes, scope and prohibitions.

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