Targeted Financial Sanctions

To ensure that they are not dealing with designated individuals and entities, all natural and legal persons in Singapore should screen their clients against the United Nations lists before engaging in any business or commercial activity with them.

Lists of Designated Individuals and Entities

Check the lists below for designated individuals and entities as defined in the respective regulations promulgated under the MAS Act , Variable Capital Companies Act , United Nations Act , and the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act .

Category Regulations/Legislation List Last Updated
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2016

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2010

UN 1718 List

14 Sep 2022

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Persons – Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulations 2006

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Persons – Democratic Republic of Congo) Regulations 2006

UN 1533 List

1 Mar 2023

 

Iran

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons – Iran) Regulations 2016

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Sanctions – Iran) Regulations 2019

UN 2231 List

5 Aug 2019

Libya

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons – Libya) Regulations 2011

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

UN 1970 List

18 Jul 2022

Somalia

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons – Somalia) Regulations 2010

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

UN 1844 List

18 Feb 2022

South Sudan

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Persons – South Sudan) Regulations 2015

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Sanctions - South Sudan) Regulations 2019

UN 2206 List

2 Aug 2019

Sudan

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Persons – Sudan) Regulations 2006

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Persons – Sudan) Regulations 2006

UN 1591 List

5 Mar 2021

Yemen

Monetary Authority of Singapore (Freezing of Assets of Persons – Yemen) Regulations 2015

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Sanctions – Yemen) Regulations 2015

UN 2140 List

4 Oct 2022

Counter-Terrorism

Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act

 

United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations

ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida List

UN 1988 Taliban List

All other persons identified in the First Schedule of the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act

15 Mar 2023

30 Jan 2019

5 Oct 2021

Revoked Regulations and Legislation

Revoked Regulations/Legislation Date of Revocation
 Eritrea The UN sanctions regime on Eritrea was terminated on 14 November 2018.

Cote d’Ivoire

The UN sanctions regime on Cote d'Ivoire was terminated on 28 April 2016.

Liberia

The UN sanctions regime on Liberia was terminated on 2 September 2015.