Regulation 20 Interpretation of other expressions used in this PartI1I2
United Kingdom
Paragraphs 32 and 36 of Schedule 1 to the Act (trade sanctions) apply for the purpose of interpreting expressions in this Part.
In this Part, any reference to the United Kingdom includes a reference to the territorial sea.
In this Part—
F1“aluminium” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2B;
F2“banknotes” means—
- (a)
sterling denominated banknotes issued by the Bank of England and banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and
- (b)
banknotes denominated in any official currency of the European Union;
- (a)
“brokering service” means any service to secure, or otherwise in relation to, an arrangement, including (but not limited to)—
- (a)
the selection or introduction of persons as parties or potential parties to the arrangement,
- (b)
the negotiation of the arrangement,
- (c)
the facilitation of anything that enables the arrangement to be entered into, and
- (d)
the provision of any assistance that in any way promotes or facilitates the arrangement;
- (a)
“cement” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2J;
“chemical and biological weapons-related goods” means—
- (a)
any thing specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2H, other than chemical and biological weapons-related technology (but see paragraph (4)), and
- (b)
any tangible storage medium on which chemical and biological weapons-related technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;
- (a)
“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—
- (a)
the minimum necessary for—
- (i)
the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of any goods which are not subject to a prohibition under this Part, or
- (ii)
patent applications,
- (i)
- (b)
in the public domain,
- (c)
a medical device, or
- (d)
used for basic scientific research;
- (a)
F3“critical-industry goods” means—
- (a)
any thing specified in Schedule 2C, other than—
- (i)
any thing which is critical-industry technology, or
- (ii)
any thing for the time being specified in—
- (aa)
Schedule 2 or 3 to the Export Control Order 2008, or
- (bb)
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation,
- (cc)
Schedule 2 (list of internal repression goods and internal repression technology),
- (bb)
Schedule 2A (interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology), and
- (aa)
- (i)
- (b)
any tangible storage medium on which critical-industry technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;
- (a)
“critical-industry technology” means any thing described in Schedule 2C as software or technology, other than any thing for the time being specified in—
- (a)
Schedule 2 or 3 to the Export Control Order 2008, or
- (b)
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation,
- (c)
Schedule 2 (internal repression goods and internal repression technology),
- (d)
Schedule 2A (interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology);
- (a)
F4“dual-use goods” means—
- (a)
any thing for the time being specified in Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, other than any thing which is dual-use technology, and
- (b)
any tangible storage medium on which dual-use technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;
- (a)
“dual-use technology” means any thing for the time being specified in Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation which is described as software or technology;
“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;
“internal repression goods” means—
- (a)
any thing specified in Schedule 2, other than—
- (i)
any thing which is internal repression technology, or
- (ii)
any thing for the time being specified in—
- (aa)
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008, or
- (bb)
Annex Ⅰ of the Dual-Use Regulation, and
- (aa)
- (i)
- (b)
any tangible storage medium on which internal repression technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;
- (a)
“internal repression technology” means any thing which is described in Schedule 2 as software or technology, within the meaning of that Schedule;
“iron and steel products” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2B;
“luxury goods” means any thing specified in Schedule 2E, other than any thing for the time being specified in—
- (a)
Schedules 2 or 3 to the Export Control Order 2008,
- (b)
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
- (c)
Schedule 2C (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology);
- (a)
“machinery-related goods” means any thing falling within Part 2 of Schedule 2I, other than—
- (a)
any thing which is machinery-related technology, or
- (b)
any thing for the time being specified in—
- (i)
Schedule 2 or 3 to the Export Control Order 2008,
- (ii)
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
- (iii)
Schedule 2C (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology);
- (i)
- (a)
“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—
- (a)
Schedule 3 to the Export Control Order 2008,
- (b)
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
- (c)
Schedule 2C;
- (a)
“military goods” means—
- (a)
any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008, other than any thing which is military technology, and
- (b)
any tangible storage medium on which military technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;
- (a)
“military technology” means any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 which is described as software or technology;
“mineral products” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2B;
“oil refining goods” means—
- (a)
any thing specified in Schedule 2F, other than—
- (i)
any thing which is oil refining technology, or
- (ii)
any thing for the time being specified in—
- (aa)
Schedule 3 to the Export Control Order 2008,
- (bb)
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
- (cc)
Schedule 2C (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology), and
- (aa)
- (i)
- (b)
any tangible storage medium on which oil refining technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;
- (a)
“oil refining technology” means any thing described in Schedule 2F as software or technology, other than any thing for the time being specified in —
- (a)
Schedule 3 to the Export Control Order 2008,
- (b)
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
- (c)
Schedule 2C (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology);
- (a)
“potash” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2B;
F5...
“quantum computing and advanced materials goods” means—
- (a)
any thing specified in Schedule 2G, other than—
- (i)
any thing which is quantum computing and advanced materials technology, or
- (ii)
any thing for the time being specified in—
- (aa)
Schedule 2 or 3 to the Export Control Order 2008,
- (bb)
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation,
- (cc)
Schedule 2C (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology),
- (dd)
Schedule 2F (oil refining goods and oil refining technology), and
- (aa)
- (i)
- (b)
any tangible storage medium on which quantum computing and advanced materials technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;
- (a)
“quantum computing and advanced materials technology” means any thing described in Schedule 2G as software or technology, other than anything for the time being specified in—
- (a)
Schedule 2 or 3 to the Export Control Order 2008,
- (b)
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation,
- (c)
Schedule 2C (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology),
- (d)
Schedule 2F (oil refining goods and oil refining technology);
- (a)
“relevant processed gold” means gold which—
- (a)
has been processed in a third country, and
- (b)
incorporates gold that, on or after 21st July 2022—
- (i)
originated in Belarus, and
- (ii)
has been exported from Belarus;
- (i)
- (a)
“rubber” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 5 of Schedule 2J;
“technical assistance”, in relation to goods or technology, means—
- (a)
technical support relating to the repair, development, production, assembly, testing, use or maintenance of the goods or technology, or
- (b)
any other technical service relating to the goods or technology;
- (a)
F6“tobacco industry goods” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2B;
“transfer” has the meaning given by paragraph 37 of Schedule 1 to the Act F7;
“wood” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2J.
The definition of “chemical and biological weapons-related goods” does not apply to anything specified in Schedule 2H—
which is—
a pharmaceutical formulation designed for human administration in the treatment of a medical condition, and
pre-packaged for distribution as a medicinal product, or
which is a medical device.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 20(3) inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 4(5)
- F2
Words in reg. 20(3) inserted (9.6.2023) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/616), regs. 1(2), 7(a)(ii)
- F3
Words in reg. 20(3) inserted (5.7.2022) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 16(c)(ii)
- F4
Words in reg. 20(3) inserted (14.10.2021 at noon) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1146), regs. 1(2), 13(a)(i)
- F5
Words in reg. 20(3) omitted (5.7.2022) by virtue of The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 16(c)(i)
- F6
Words in reg. 20(3) inserted (14.10.2021 at noon) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1146), regs. 1(2), 13(a)(ii)
- F7
Reg. 20(3): semicolon substituted for full stop (9.6.2023) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/616), regs. 1(2), 7(a)(i)
- F8
Reg. 20(3A) inserted (9.6.2023) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/616), regs. 1(2), 7(b)
- F9
Reg. 20(4) omitted (14.10.2021 at noon) by virtue of The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1146), regs. 1(2), 13(b)
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 20 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)
- I2
Reg. 20 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 12(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)