The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2024

4.  In regulation 57F (specification of ships)—

(a) for paragraph (4), substitute—

“(4) For the purposes of this regulation, a ship is “involved in a relevant activity” if the ship is used for any activity whose object or effect is—

(a) to destabilise Ukraine or undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine,

(b) to obtain a benefit from or support the Government of Russia, or

(c) to contravene or circumvent, or to enable or facilitate the contravention or circumvention of, any provision of these Regulations.”.

(b) after paragraph (4), insert—

“(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), an activity whose object or effect is to destabilise Ukraine or undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine, or to obtain a benefit from or support the Government of Russia, includes carrying—

(a) dual-use goods or military goods—

(i) from a place in Russia to a third country,

(ii) from a third country to a place in Russia or non-government controlled Ukrainian territory, or

(iii) from one third country to another third country for use in Russia or non-government controlled Ukrainian territory,

(b) oil and oil products that originated in Russia—

(i) from a place in Russia to a third country, or

(ii) from one third country to another third country,

(c) any other goods or technology that could contribute to destabilising Ukraine or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine—

(i) from a place in Russia to a third country,

(ii) from a third country to a place in Russia or non-government controlled Ukrainian territory,

(iii) from one third country to another third country for use in Russia or non-government controlled Ukrainian territory, or

(iv) from a place in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory to a place in Russia or a third country.

(6) For the purpose of paragraph (5), “carrying” includes any transfer of the goods or technology concerned between ships on which those goods or technology are being carried as mentioned in that paragraph.

(7) In this regulation—

“dual-use goods”, “military goods” and “oil and oil products” have the same meaning as in Part 5 (Trade);

“third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Russia, or non-government controlled Ukrainian territory.”.