Regulation 27F Brokering services relating to gold, precious metals and diamondsF1

A person must not directly or indirectly provide brokering services in relation to any arrangements described in regulation 27E(1) to (3).

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (Exceptions and licences).

A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence.

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1) (“P”) to show that P 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.