PART 5Trade

CHAPTER 4Trade prohibitions relating to particular categories of goods

Goods prohibitions relating to gold, precious metals or diamonds42.

(1)

The export of gold, precious metals or diamonds to a Syrian regime person is prohibited.

(2)

The import of gold, precious metals or diamonds consigned from a Syrian regime person is prohibited.

(3)

A person must not directly or indirectly—

(a)

supply or deliver gold, precious metals or diamonds from a third country to a Syrian regime person;

(b)

make gold, precious metals or diamonds available to a Syrian regime person;

(c)

supply or deliver gold, precious metals or diamonds from a Syrian regime person to a place in a non-UK country;

(d)

acquire gold, precious metals or diamonds from a Syrian regime person.

(4)

Paragraphs (1) to (3) are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

(5)

A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (3) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with that offence (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was a Syrian regime person.

(6)

In this regulation—

non-UK country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man;

third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Syria.