# The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 52: Gold, precious metals or diamonds

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The export of gold, precious metals or diamonds to a DPRK Government person is prohibited.
(2) The import of gold, precious metals or diamonds consigned from a DPRK Government person is prohibited.
(3) A person must not directly or indirectly—
(a) supply or deliver gold, precious metals or diamonds from a third country to a DPRK Government person;
(b) make gold, precious metals or diamonds available to a DPRK Government person;
(c) supply or deliver gold, precious metals or diamonds from a DPRK Government person to a place in a non-UK country;
(d) acquire gold, precious metals or diamonds from a DPRK Government person.
(4) Paragraphs (1) to (3) are subject to Part 9 (Exceptions and licences).
(5) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (3) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with that offence (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was a DPRK Government person.
(6) In this regulation—
“non-UK country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man;
“third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the DPRK.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/411/regulation/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-52
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.