The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

[F1 Trade: exceptions in relation to aircraft and vessels U.K.

60C.— (1) For the purposes of regulations 22 (export of restricted goods) and 28 (financial services and funds), the removal of an aircraft or vessel from the United Kingdom to Russia is not an export of critical-industry goods, provided that the following conditions are met—

(a) the aircraft or vessel is removed under its own power,

(b) in the case of an aircraft, it—

(i) is carrying goods or passengers when removed, or

(ii) is removed in order to undertake a journey carrying goods or passengers, and

(c) the removal of the aircraft or vessel is not for the purpose of—

(i) a transfer of ownership of the aircraft or vessel or any of its component parts, or

(ii) a change of the operator of the aircraft or vessel.

(2) The prohibitions in regulations 24(1)(a) (supply and delivery of restricted goods), 25(1)(a) and (b) (making restricted goods and restricted technology available), 26(1)(a) and (b) (transfer of restricted technology), and 27 to 29 (technical assistance, financial services etc. and brokering services) are not contravened by any of the following activities, to the extent that the activity is done in connection with a qualifying removal—

(a) the supply or delivery of critical-industry goods;

(b) making critical-industry goods or critical-industry technology available;

(c) the transfer of critical-industry technology;

(d) the provision of technical assistance or financial services;

(e) the making available of funds;

(f) the provision of any brokering service.

(3) In this regulation—

“critical-industry goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);

“critical-industry technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);

“operator”, in relation to an aircraft or vessel, means the person having the management of the aircraft;

“qualifying removal” means a removal of an aircraft or vessel from the United Kingdom to Russia in relation to which the conditions set out in paragraph (1) are met.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 60A-60C inserted (1.3.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/195), regs. 1(2), 6 (with reg. 11)