PART 5Trade
F1CHAPTER 4LLiquefied natural gas
Technical assistance relating to liquefied natural gas46Z27
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A person must not directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to—
a
the import of liquefied natural gas which—
i
originates in Russia, or
ii
is consigned from Russia;
b
the direct or indirect acquisition of liquefied natural gas which—
i
originates in Russia, or
ii
is located in Russia,
with the intention of the liquefied natural gas entering the United Kingdom.
2
Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
3
A person who contravenes any of the prohibitions in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening—
a
paragraph (1)(a), to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the technical assistance related to an import described in that paragraph;
b
paragraph (1)(b), to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the technical assistance related to an acquisition described in that paragraph.
Pt. 5 Chs. 4L, 4M inserted (1.1.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), regs. 1(2)(a), 6