The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

[F1 CHAPTER 4I U.K. Oil and Oil Products

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 5 Chs. 4H-4K inserted (21.7.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/850), regs. 1(2), 12

Meaning of “relevant day” U.K.

46Z3.   In this Chapter, “relevant day” means [F2 5th December 2022].

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in reg. 46Z3 substituted (5.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 16) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1122), regs. 1(2), 3

Import of oil and oil products U.K.

46Z4.— (1) The import of oil and oil products, on or after the relevant day, which are consigned from Russia is prohibited.

(2) The import of oil and oil products, on or after the relevant day, which originate in Russia is prohibited.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

Acquisition of oil and oil products U.K.

46Z5.— (1) A person must not, on or after the relevant day, directly or indirectly acquire oil and oil products—

(a) which originate in Russia; or

(b) which are located in Russia,

with the intention of those goods entering the United Kingdom.

(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 the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods originated in Russia;

(b) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were located in Russia.

Supply and delivery of oil and oil products U.K.

F3 46Z6.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F3 Reg. 46Z6 omitted (21.4.2023) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 6(1)

Technical assistance relating to oil and oil products U.K.

46Z7.— [F4 (1) A person must not, on or after the relevant day, directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to—

(a) the import of oil and oil products which—

(i) originate in Russia, or

(ii) are consigned from Russia;

(b) the direct or indirect acquisition of oil and oil products which—

(i) originate in Russia, or

(ii) are located in Russia,

with the intention of those goods entering the United Kingdom;

F5 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

(3) A person who contravenes any of the prohibitions in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening—

(a) 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) 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;

F6 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4 Reg. 46Z7(1) substituted (16.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1331), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 4 para. 1

F5 Reg. 46Z7(1)(c) omitted (21.4.2023) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 6(2)

F6 Reg. 46Z7(3)(c) omitted (21.4.2023) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 6(2)

Financial services and funds relating to oil and oil products U.K.

46Z8.— [F7 (1) A person must not, on or after the relevant day, 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 oil and oil products which—

(i) originate in Russia, or

(ii) are consigned from Russia;

(b) the direct or indirect acquisition of oil and oil products which—

(i) originate in Russia, or

(ii) are located in Russia,

with the intention of those goods entering the United Kingdom;

F8 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F9 (2)] [F10 Paragraph (1) is] are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

[F11 (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.

Textual Amendments

F7 Reg. 46Z8(1) substituted (16.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1331), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 4 para. 2

F8 Reg. 46Z8(1)(c) omitted (21.4.2023) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 6(3)

F9 Reg. 46Z8(3) renumbered as reg. 46Z8(2) (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 3 para. 3(a)

F10 Words in reg. 46Z8(2) substituted (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 3 para. 3(b)

F11 Reg 46Z8(4) renumbered as reg. 46Z8(3) (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 3 para. 3(c)

Brokering services relating to oil and oil products U.K.

46Z9.— (1) A person must not, on or after the relevant day, directly or indirectly provide brokering services in relation to any arrangements described in regulation [F12 46Z8(1)(a) or (b)].

(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.]

Textual Amendments

F12 Words in reg. 46Z9(1) substituted (21.4.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 6(4)