The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2020/597 |
| Year | 2020 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.(2) These Regulations come into force in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 56 of the Act.In these Regulations— (1) A United Kingdom person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.(2) Any person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct in the territorial sea.regulation 9(2) (confidential information) ,Part 3 (Finance) , ora condition of a Treasury licence.(4) A United Kingdom person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.(5) Any person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct in the territorial sea.by or under Part 6 (Information and records) , or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part, orby a condition of a Treasury licence.(7) Nothing in this regulation is to be taken to prevent a relevant prohibition or a relevant requirement from applying to conduct (by any person) in the United Kingdom.(1) The purpose of the regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act is to further the prevention of relevant cyber activity.undermines, or is intended to undermine, the integrity, prosperity or security of the United Kingdom or a country directly or indirectly causes, or is intended to cause, economic loss to, or prejudice to the commercial interests of, those affected by the activity,an international organisation, ora non-governmental organisation or forum whose mandate or purposes relate to the governance of international sport or the Internet, orotherwise affects a significant number of persons in an indiscriminate manner.accessing, or attempting to access, an information system,carrying out, or attempting to carry out, information system interference, orthe owner or other right holder of the information system or part of it has consented to such action,there is a lawful defence to such action, orsuch action is otherwise permitted under the law of the United Kingdom.(4) For the purpose of paragraphs (2) and (3) —
- “data interference”, in relation to digital data on an information system, means—
- (a) deleting, damaging, deteriorating, altering or suppressing that data,
- (b) rendering that data inaccessible, or
- (c) stealing that data or otherwise stealing funds, economic resources or intellectual property related to such data;
- “information system” includes—
- (a) a device or group of interconnected or related devices, one or more of which, pursuant to a programme, automatically processes digital data;
- (b) digital data stored, processed, retrieved or transmitted by such a device or group of devices for the purposes of its or their operation, use, protection or maintenance;
- “information system interference” means hindering or interrupting the functioning of an information system by—
- (a) inputting digital data,
- (b) transmitting, damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing such data, or
- (c) rendering such data inaccessible;
- “integrity”, in respect of a country (whether the United Kingdom or a country other than the United Kingdom) , includes—
- (a) the exercise of governmental functions of that country;
- (b) the exercise of parliamentary functions in that country;
- (c) the functioning of bodies, organisations or institutions involved in public elections or the voting process;
- (d) the operation of the criminal or civil justice system in that country;
- (e) the provision of essential services to the population, including banking, education, energy, healthcare, sewerage, transport or water;
- (f) the operation of critical national infrastructure;
- “international organisation” means an organisation and its subordinate bodies governed by international law, or any other body which is set up by, or on the basis of, an agreement between two or more countries;
- “prosperity”, in respect of a country (whether the United Kingdom or a country other than the United Kingdom) , includes the effective functioning of the economy, or part of it, of that country.
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