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7.—(1) Chapter 4C of Part 5 is amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 46C substitute—
46C. In this Chapter—
“iron and steel products” means any thing specified in Schedule 3B;
“third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia.”.
(3) After regulation 46F insert—
46G.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to—
(a)the import of iron and steel products which—
(i)originate in Russia; or
(ii)are consigned from Russia;
(b)the direct or indirect acquisition of iron and steel products which—
(i)originate in Russia; or
(ii)are located in Russia; or
(c)the direct or indirect supply or delivery of iron and steel products from a place in Russia to a third country.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—
(a)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a), to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the technical assistance related to an import described in that paragraph;
(b)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b), to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the technical assistance related to an acquisition described in that paragraph;
(c)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c), to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the technical assistance related to a supply or delivery described in that paragraph.
46H.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide financial services or funds in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement whose object or effect is—
(a)the import of iron and steel products which—
(i)originate in Russia; or
(ii)are consigned from Russia;
(b)the direct or indirect acquisition of iron and steel products which—
(i)originate in Russia; or
(ii)are located in Russia; or
(c)the direct or indirect supply or delivery of iron and steel products from a place in Russia to a third country.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(3) A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with that offence to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the financial services or funds (as the case may be) were provided in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement mentioned in that paragraph.
46I.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide brokering services in relation to any arrangements described in regulation 46H(1)(a) to (c).
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with that offence to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the brokering services were provided in relation to an arrangement mentioned in that paragraph.”.
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