The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022

Trade: exceptions in relation to personal effects etc.

8.—(1) Regulation 60A is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (1A) insert—

“(1AA) The prohibitions in regulation 46B are not contravened where—

(a) the luxury goods are gold jewellery;

(b) the relevant activity is the export of those goods to Russia by a person who is travelling to Russia (“P”);

(c) the jewellery is—

(i) of a non-commercial nature;

(ii) for the personal use of P or of any immediate family member of P who is travelling with P (“I”); and

(iii) contained in P or I’s luggage;

(d) the gold jewellery is owned by any of the persons referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(ii); and

(e) the jewellery is not intended for sale.”.

(3) For paragraph (1C) substitute—

“(1C) The prohibitions in Chapters 4J (gold) and 4JA (gold jewellery and relevant processed gold) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to any gold, gold jewellery or relevant processed gold which is necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Russia, or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law.”.

(4) After paragraph (1C) insert—

“(1D) The prohibitions in Chapter 4JA are not contravened where—

(a) the relevant activity is the import or acquisition of gold jewellery by a person who is travelling to the United Kingdom (“P”);

(b) the gold jewellery is—

(i) of a non-commercial nature;

(ii) for the personal use of P or of any immediate family member of P who is travelling with P (“I”); and

(iii) contained in P or I’s luggage;

(c) the gold jewellery is owned by any of the persons referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(ii); and

(d) the gold jewellery is not intended for sale.

(1E) The prohibitions in Chapter 4M (Russia’s vulnerable goods) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to—

(a) any Russia’s vulnerable goods which are necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Russia, or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or

(b) the personal effects of their staff.”.

(5) In paragraph (2)—

(a) for “paragraphs (1), (1A), (1B) and (1C)” in the first place where those words occur, substitute “this regulation”;

(b) in the definition of “Gold”, for ““Gold” has the meaning” substitute ““gold” and “gold jewellery” have the meanings”;

(c) insert in the appropriate places—

““immediate family member” has the meaning given in regulation 6(7);”;

““relevant processed gold” has the meaning given in regulation 46Z16A;”.

(d) in the definition of “relevant activity”, for “the prohibitions specified in paragraphs (1), (1A), (1B) and (1C)” substitute “the prohibition specified in the paragraph of this regulation to which the exception applies”.