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Regulation 31I Brokering services relating to gold, precious metals and diamondsF1

(1)

A person must not directly or indirectly provide brokering services in relation to any arrangement described in regulation 31H(1).

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (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 the 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 being provided in relation to an arrangement described in regulation 31H(1).

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F1

Pt. 5 Chs. 2A-2D inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 7(m)