{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/russia-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-46E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/russia-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-46E.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/855",
  "legislation_title": "The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/russia-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/46E",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "46E",
  "heading": "Acquisition of iron and steel products",
  "text": "(1) A person must not directly or indirectly acquire iron and steel products—\n(a) which originate in Russia;\n(b) which are located in Russia.\n(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).\n(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—\n(a) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods originated in Russia;\n(b) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were located in Russia.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 5 Ch. 4C inserted (14.4.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/452), regs. 1(2), 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/855/regulation/46E",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:41:25.449074+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."
}