I am very grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. He talks, understandably, about a transition period and the need for everybody to adjust to the new provisions. However, while Ukraine may have come as a surprise, the existence, or likely existence, of this register cannot fall into that category. I am sure the noble Lord would agree with me that anybody who had owned property would have had years to prepare themselves since it was first mentioned in 2016. It was mentioned in the Criminal Finances Act and again in the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act. Why is there so much need for further transition, when anybody would have been aware of these provisions?
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Faulks
(Non-affiliated)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 14 March 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill.
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