3.—(1) In regulation 54B(1), after paragraph (g), insert—
“(ga)“legal advisory services” has the meaning given in paragraph 8A of Schedule 3J;”.
(2) After regulation 54C, insert—
54D.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide legal advisory services to any person who is not a United Kingdom person in relation to, or in connection with, any activity (“the relevant activity”) which satisfies the condition in paragraph (2), whether or not those services are provided to a person in the United Kingdom.
(2) The condition is that the relevant activity would—
(a)be prohibited under any of regulations 11 to 18C of Part 3 (Finance)(2), Chapters 2 to 6 or Chapter 6B of Part 5 (Trade)(3) if—
(i)the relevant activity was done by a United Kingdom person, or
(ii)the relevant activity was taking place in the United Kingdom, or
(b)contravene regulation 19 or 55 if—
(i)the relevant activity was done by a United Kingdom person, or
(ii)the relevant activity was taking place in the United Kingdom.
(3) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (exceptions and licences).
(4) A person who contravenes any of the prohibitions in paragraph (1) (“P”) commits an offence, but it is a defence for P to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the relevant activity satisfied the condition in paragraph (2).”.
Regulations 54B and 54C were inserted by S.I. 2022/850 and amended by S.I. 2022/1331.
Regulation 18C was inserted by S.I. 2022/1331.
Chapter 6B was inserted by S.I. 2022/850.