# The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 7: Amendment of Chapter 4A of Part 5


(1) Chapter 4A of Part 5 (aircraft and ships) is amended as follows.
(2) Before regulation 46A insert—
“Interpretation of this Chapter
46ZA In this Chapter—
“aircraft” includes unmanned aircraft and aircraft capable of spaceflight activities;
“chartering services” means services associated with the chartering of a ship;
“crew services” means services associated with the manning of a ship or the provision of a crew or members of a crew for a ship;
“operating services” means services associated with the operation of a ship;
“ship” includes every description of vessel (including a hovercraft) used in navigation.”.
(3) In regulation 46A, for paragraph (5) substitute—
“(5) In this regulation a “designated person” means a person designated under regulation 5 (power to designate) for the purposes of this regulation.”.
(4) After regulation 46A insert—
“Provision of services relating to specified ships
46AA (1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide, in relation to a specified ship—
(a) technical assistance;
(b) crew services;
(c) operating services;
(d) chartering services;
(e) brokering services;
(f) financial services or funds.
(2) A person must not directly or indirectly provide services relating to the acquisition, sale, transfer or supply of a specified ship.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(4) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) or (2) commits an offence, but—
(a) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the ship in relation to which the assistance, services or funds (as the case may be) were provided was a specified ship;
(b) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (2) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the ship in relation to whose acquisition, sale, transfer or supply the services were provided was a specified ship.
(5) In this regulation a “specified ship” means a ship specified by the Secretary of State under regulation 57F (specification of ships) for the purposes of this regulation.
Procurement of services relating to specified ships
46AB (1) A person must not directly or indirectly procure services relating to a specified ship.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, services relating to a specified ship include, in particular, services involving the use of that specified ship.
(3) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
(4) 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) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the ship in relation to which the services were procured was a specified ship.
(5) In this regulation a “specified ship” means a ship specified by the Secretary of State under regulation 57F (specification of ships) for the purposes of this regulation.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/543/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/russia-sanctions-eu-exit-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-7
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