{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/republic-of-belarus-sanctions-eu-exit-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/republic-of-belarus-sanctions-eu-exit-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/616",
  "legislation_title": "The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/republic-of-belarus-sanctions-eu-exit-amendment-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Amendments to regulation 31D (trade: exceptions relating to travellers, diplomatic missions and international organisations)",
  "text": "In regulation 31D—\n(a) in paragraph (1), after “critical-industry technology,” add “machinery-related goods, machinery-related technology,”;\n(b) after paragraph (3), insert—\n“(3A) The prohibitions in regulations 21 to 23 (export of goods, supply and delivery of goods, and making available goods and technology) are not contravened by a relevant activity where—\n(a) the luxury goods are gold jewellery;\n(b) the relevant activity is the export of those goods to Belarus by a person who is travelling to Belarus (“P”);\n(c) the jewellery is—\n(i) of a non-commercial nature;\n(ii) for the personal use of P or of any immediate family member of P who is travelling with P (“I”); and\n(iii) contained in P or I’s luggage;\n(d) the gold jewellery is owned by any of the persons referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(ii); and\n(e) the jewellery is not intended for sale.\n(3B) The prohibitions in Chapter 2B of Part 5 (imports from Belarus and related activities) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to any gold, gold jewellery and relevant processed gold which is necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Belarus, or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law.\n(3C) The prohibitions in Chapter 2B of Part 5 are not contravened by a relevant activity where—\n(a) the relevant activity is the import or acquisition of gold jewellery by a person who is travelling to the United Kingdom (“P”);\n(b) the gold jewellery is—\n(i) of a non-commercial nature;\n(ii) for the personal use of P or of any immediate family member of P who is travelling with P (“I”); and\n(iii) contained in P or I’s luggage;\n(c) the gold jewellery is owned by any of the persons referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(ii); and\n(d) the gold jewellery is not intended for sale.”;\n(2) in paragraph (4), for subparagraph (a) substitute—\n““critical-industry goods”, “critical-industry technology”, “gold”, “gold jewellery”, “luxury goods”, “machinery-related goods”, “machinery-related technology”, “quantum computing and advanced materials goods”, “quantum computing and advanced materials technology” and “relevant processed gold” have the meanings given in regulation 20(3) (interpretation of Part 5);”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/616/regulation/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:44:31.793623+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}