The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Section 46Z15 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
46Z15.—[F2(1) A person must not 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 gold which on or after the relevant day—
(i)originated in Russia, or
(ii)is consigned from Russia;
(b)the direct or indirect acquisition of gold which on or after the relevant day—
(i)originated in Russia, and
(ii)is located in Russia,
with the intention of that gold entering the United Kingdom;
F3(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
(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 the offence of contravening paragraph (1) 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
F1Pt. 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
F2Reg. 46Z15(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. 3
F3Reg. 46Z15(1)(c) omitted (21.4.2023) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 7(3)
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