PART 5Trade

F2F1CHAPTER 4IAMaritime transportation of certain oil and oil products

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Financial services and funds relating to maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products46Z9C

1

A person must not directly or indirectly, on or after the first relevant day, provide financial services or funds in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement whose object or effect is the supply or delivery by ship of 2709 oil and oil products—

a

from a place in Russia to a third country; or

b

from one third country to another third country.

2

A person must not directly or indirectly, on or after the second relevant day, provide financial services or funds in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement whose object or effect is the supply or delivery by ship of 2710 oil and oil products—

a

from a place in Russia to a third country; or

b

from one third country to another third country.

3

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

4

A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence but it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening that prohibition 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 the supply or delivery of oil and oil products—

a

which fell within commodity code 2709; or

b

which were consigned from or originated in Russia.

5

A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (2) commits an offence but it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening that prohibition 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 the supply or delivery of oil and oil products—

a

which fell within commodity code 2710; or

b

which were consigned from or originated in Russia.