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22.—(1) The export of military goods to, or for use in, Russia is prohibited.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
23.—(1) The import of arms and related materiel which are consigned from Russia is prohibited.
(2) The import of arms and related materiel which originate in Russia is prohibited.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(4) In this regulation “arms and related materiel” means—
(a)military goods, and
(b)any thing which falls within chapter 93 of the Goods Classification Table, other than military goods.
(5) For the purposes of the definition of “arms and related materiel”, whether a thing “falls within chapter 93 of the Goods Classification Table” is to be interpreted in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3.
24.—(1) A person must not—
(a)directly or indirectly supply or deliver military goods from a third country to a place in Russia;
(b)directly or indirectly supply or deliver military goods from a place in Russia to a third country.
(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 were destined (or ultimately destined) for 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 supply or delivery was from a place in Russia, whether directly or indirectly.
(4) In this regulation “third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia.
25.—(1) A person must not—
(a)directly or indirectly make military goods or military technology available to a person connected with Russia;
(b)directly or indirectly make military goods or military technology available for use in Russia;
(c)directly or indirectly acquire military goods or military technology from a person connected with Russia;
(d)directly or indirectly acquire military goods or military technology which originate in Russia;
(e)directly or indirectly acquire military goods or military technology located in Russia.
(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 an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) or (c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with 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 or technology were for use in Russia;
(c)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(d) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology originated in Russia;
(d)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(e) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were located in Russia.
26.—(1) A person must not—
(a)transfer military technology to a place in Russia;
(b)transfer military technology to a person connected with Russia;
(c)transfer military technology to persons outside the United Kingdom or to a place outside the United Kingdom, where the transfer is from a place in Russia.
(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 transfer was to a place in Russia;
(b)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Russia;
(c)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was from a place in Russia.
27.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to military goods or military technology—
(a)to a person connected with Russia, or
(b)for use in Russia.
(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 an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Russia;
(b)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for use in Russia.
28.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide, to a person connected with Russia, financial services in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement whose object or effect is—
(a)the export of military goods,
(b)the direct or indirect supply or delivery of military goods,
(c)directly or indirectly making military goods or military technology available to a person,
(d)the transfer of military technology, or
(e)the direct or indirect provision of technical assistance relating to military goods or military technology.
(2) A person must not directly or indirectly make funds available to a person connected with Russia in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement mentioned in paragraph (1).
(3) 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 export of military goods to, or for use in, Russia;
(b)the direct or indirect supply or delivery of military goods to a place in Russia;
(c)directly or indirectly making military goods or military technology available—
(i)to a person connected with Russia, or
(ii)for use in Russia;
(d)the transfer of military technology—
(i)to a person connected with Russia, or
(ii)to a place in Russia; or
(e)the direct or indirect provision of technical assistance relating to military goods or military technology—
(i)to a person connected with Russia, or
(ii)for use in Russia.
(4) A person must not directly or indirectly procure financial services from a person connected with Russia in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement mentioned in paragraph (1).
(5) A person must not directly or indirectly procure financial services in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement mentioned in paragraph (3).
(6) Paragraphs (1) to (5) are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(7) A person who contravenes a prohibition in any of paragraphs (1) to (5) commits an offence, but—
(a)it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1), (2) or (4) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Russia;
(b)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (3) 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;
(c)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (5) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the financial services were procured in pursuance of or in connection with an arrangement mentioned in paragraph (3).
29.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide brokering services in relation to an arrangement (“arrangement A”) whose object or effect is—
(a)the direct or indirect supply or delivery of military goods from a third country to a place in Russia;
(b)directly or indirectly making military goods available in a third country for direct or indirect supply or delivery—
(i)to a person connected with Russia, or
(ii)to a place in Russia;
(c)directly or indirectly making military technology available in a third country for transfer—
(i)to a person connected with Russia, or
(ii)to a place in Russia;
(d)the transfer of military technology from a place in a third country—
(i)to a person connected with Russia, or
(ii)to a place in Russia;
(e)the direct or indirect provision, in a non-UK country, of technical assistance relating to military goods or military technology—
(i)to a person connected with Russia, or
(ii)for use in Russia;
(f)the direct or indirect provision, in a non-UK country, of financial services—
(i)to a person connected with Russia, where arrangement A, or any other arrangement in connection with which arrangement A is entered into, is an arrangement mentioned in regulation 28(1), or
(ii)where arrangement A, or any other arrangement in connection with which arrangement A is entered into, is an arrangement mentioned in regulation 28(3);
(g)directly or indirectly making funds available, in a non-UK country, to a person connected with Russia, where arrangement A, or any other arrangement in connection with which arrangement A is entered into, is an arrangement mentioned in regulation 28(1); or
(h)the direct or indirect provision of funds from a non-UK country, where arrangement A, or any other arrangement in connection with which arrangement A is entered into, is an arrangement mentioned in regulation 28(3).
(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.
(4) In this regulation—
“non-UK country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom;
“third country” means—
30.—(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide—
(a)technical assistance,
(b)armed personnel,
(c)financial services or funds, or
(d)brokering services in relation to an arrangement whose object or effect is to provide, in a non-UK country, anything mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c),
where such provision enables or facilitates the conduct of military activities carried on or proposed to be carried on by the Russian military or any other military end-user who is a person connected with Russia.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(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 provision as mentioned in paragraph (1) would enable or facilitate the conduct of military activities carried on or proposed to be carried on by the Russian military or any other military end-user who is a person connected with Russia.
(4) In this regulation—
“non-UK country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom;
“technical assistance” means the provision of technical support or any other technical service.
(5) Nothing in this regulation is to be taken to limit the meaning of any of the prohibitions contained in this Part.
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