PART 7U.K.Exceptions and licences

Exceptions relating to petroleum productsU.K.

57.—(1) A relevant prohibition is not contravened where funds or economic resources are made available from the account of a diplomatic mission or consular post for the purposes of—

(a)[F1acquiring], supplying or delivering petroleum products, or

(b)providing funds, economic resources or financial services in relation to the [F2acquisition], delivery or supply of petroleum products,

where the petroleum products are [F3acquired] exclusively for the official purposes of that diplomatic mission or that consular post (as the case may be).

(2) A relevant prohibition is not contravened where funds or economic resources are made available [F4by a relevant person] for the purposes of—

(a)[F5acquiring], supplying or delivering petroleum products, or

(b)providing funds, economic resources or financial services in relation to the [F6acquisition], supply or delivery of petroleum products,

where the petroleum products are [F7acquired], supplied or delivered exclusively for the purposes of providing a humanitarian assistance activity.

[F8(2A) A relevant prohibition is not contravened where a person provides financial services, funds or economic resources to a relevant person in relation to the making available of funds or economic resources by that relevant person in accordance with paragraph (2).]

(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) [F9, (2) and (2A)], “a relevant prohibition” means—

(a)a prohibition in any of regulations 12 to 15,

(b)the prohibition in regulation 37(1) ([F10acquisition] of military goods and technology, crude oil and petroleum products),

(c)the prohibition in regulation 38(1) (transport of military goods, crude oil and petroleum products),

(d)the prohibitions in regulation 40(1)(b) and (c) (prohibitions relating to the provision of financial services and funds associated with purchase and transport prohibitions).

(4) The prohibition in regulation 37(1)(b) is not contravened where a person acquires kerosene jet fuel, which is located in Syria, intending that it be used exclusively for the purpose of the continuation of the flight operation of the aircraft into which the kerosene jet fuel is to be loaded.

[F11(5) If a relevant person (“P”) makes funds or economic resources available in accordance with paragraph (2), P must notify the Treasury that P is involved in the provision of humanitarian assistance activity in Syria by no later than the end of the calendar year in which the funds or economic resources are made available.

(5A) The notification requirement in paragraph (5) does not apply to—

(a)a person described in sub-paragraph (b) or (f) of the definition of “relevant person” in paragraph (7);

(b)humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly;

(c)the British Red Cross.]

(6) A person who fails to comply with the requirement in paragraph (5) commits an offence.

(7) In this regulation—

“kerosene jet fuel” means any thing falling within paragraph 2(c) in Part 2 of Schedule 2;

“petroleum products” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2;

[F12“relevant person” means—

(a)

any person that receives funding from any part of the Government of the United Kingdom for the purpose of providing a humanitarian assistance activity in Syria;

(b)

the United Nations, including its—

(i)

specialised agencies and related organisations; and

(ii)

other entities and bodies;

(c)

international organisations carrying out humanitarian assistance activities in Syria other than those described in sub-paragraph (b);

(d)

humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organisations;

(e)

bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organisations participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plans, Refugee Response Plans, other United Nations appeals, or humanitarian clusters coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs;

(f)

any grantee, subsidiary, or implementing partner of a person mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) while and to the extent they are acting in that capacity.]

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Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 57 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)