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Regulation 7 Amendments to regulation 20 (interpretation of other expressions used in this Part)

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In regulation 20—

(a)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

in the definition of “transfer”, after “Schedule 1 to the Act” for “.” substitute “;”;

(ii)

insert the following definitions in the appropriate places—

  • ““banknotes” means—

    1. (a)

      sterling denominated banknotes issued by the Bank of England and banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and

    2. (b)

      banknotes denominated in any official currency of the European Union;”;

  • ““cement” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2J;”;

  • ““chemical and biological weapons-related goods” means—

    1. (a)

      any thing specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2H, other than chemical and biological weapons-related technology (but see paragraph (4)), and

    2. (b)

      any tangible storage medium on which chemical and biological weapons-related technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;”;

  • ““chemical and biological weapons-related technology” means any thing specified as technology or software in Part 2 of Schedule 2H, other than technology which is—

    1. (a)

      the minimum necessary for—

      1. (i)

        the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of any goods which are not subject to a prohibition under this Part, or

      2. (ii)

        patent applications,

    2. (b)

      in the public domain,

    3. (c)

      a medical device, or

    4. (d)

      used for basic scientific research;”;

  • ““gold” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2J;”;

  • ““gold jewellery” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2J;”;

  • ““machinery-related goods” means any thing falling within Part 2 of Schedule 2I, other than—

    1. (a)

      any thing which is machinery-related technology, or

    2. (b)

      any thing for the time being specified in—

      1. (i)

        Schedule 2 or 3 to the Export Control Order 2008f1,

      2. (ii)

        Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulationf2, or

      3. (iii)

        Schedule 2C (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology);”;

  • ““machinery-related technology” means any thing described in Part 2 of Schedule 2I as software or technology, other than any thing for the time being specified in—

    1. (a)

      Schedule 3 to the Export Control Order 2008,

    2. (b)

      Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, or

    3. (c)

      Schedule 2C;”;

  • ““relevant processed gold” means gold which—

    1. (a)

      has been processed in a third country, and

    2. (b)

      incorporates gold that, on or after 21st July 2022—

      1. (i)

        originated in Belarus, and

      2. (ii)

        has been exported from Belarus;”;

  • ““rubber” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 5 of Schedule 2J;”;

  • ““wood” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2J.”;

(b)

after regulation 20(3), insert—

“(3A)

The definition of “chemical and biological weapons-related goods” does not apply to anything specified in Schedule 2H—

(a)

which is—

(i)

a pharmaceutical formulation designed for human administration in the treatment of a medical condition, and

(ii)

pre-packaged for distribution as a medicinal product, or

(b)

which is a medical device.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2008/3231. Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2017/85 and Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 2010/2007. Subsequent amendments to those Schedules were made by S.I. 2012/1910; S.I. 2014/1069; S.I. 2015/940; S.I. 2017/85; S.I 2017/697; S.I. 2018/165; S.I. 2018/939; S.I. 2019/137; S.I. 2019/989; S.I. 2019/1159; S.I. 2020/1502; S.I. 2021/586; S.I. 2022/1042 and S.I. 2023/302. There are other instruments which amend other parts of the Order, which are not relevant to these Regulations.

f2

See regulation 2 of the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 for the definition of “the Dual-Use Regulation”.