9.—(1) A person is not guilty of an offence under article 7 or 8 if he credits a frozen account with—
(a)interest or other earnings due on the account; or
(b)where the account holder is a designated person, payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date that an account holder became a designated person.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, article 7 applies to any funds credited to a frozen account in accordance with this article.
(3) In this article “frozen account” means an account of a person referred to in article 7(2).