The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Goods prohibitions relating to gold, precious metals or diamondsU.K.

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42.—(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.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 42 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)