The Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 2919

Overseas Territories

The Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014

Made

5th November 2014

Laid before Parliament

12th November 2014

Coming into force

13th November 2014

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 5th day of November 2014

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 1833(1), the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945(2), and all of the other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014 and comes into force on 13th November 2014.

(2) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2014(3).

(3) This Order extends to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.

Amendments to the principal Order

2.  The principal Order is amended as follows.

3.  After article 8 insert—

“Providing assistance related to the transfer of oil exploration technologies

8A.—(1) It is an offence for a person to knowingly provide (directly or indirectly) assistance relating to the sale, supply, transfer or export of any of the technologies listed in Annex II to the Russia Sanctions Regulation—

(a)to any person in Russia, or

(b)for use in Russia.

(2) It is an offence for a person to knowingly provide (directly or indirectly) assistance relating to the maintenance or manufacture of any of the technologies listed in Annex II to the Russia Sanctions Regulation—

(a)by any person in Russia, or

(b)for use in Russia.

(3) This article is subject to articles 13 and 14.”

4.  In articles 13(1), 13(2), 13(3)(a), 14, 20(1) and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2, after “8,” insert “8A,”.

5.  In article 13(3)(b) after “article 8(1)” insert “or 8A”.

Ceri King

Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes further provision in specified Overseas Territories to implement sanctions imposed on Russia by EU Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31st July 2014 (as amended by EU Council Decision 2014/659/CFSP of 8th September 2014).

The Order imposes a ban on the supply of assistance related to the transfer of oil exploration technologies to Russia and makes provision for the Governor to license these activities in line with exemptions under the sanctions regime.