Regulation 46Z9B Maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products to and between third countriesF1F2
A person must not directly or indirectly, on or after the first relevant day, supply or deliver by ship, 2709 oil and oil products—
from a place in Russia to a third country; or
from one third country to another third country.
A person must not directly or indirectly, on or after the second relevant day, supply or deliver by ship, 2710 oil and oil products—
from a place in Russia to a third country; or
from one third country to another third country.
For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), “supply or deliver by ship” includes any transfer of the goods concerned between ships on which those goods are being supplied or delivered as specified in those paragraphs.
For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a person supplying or delivering the goods concerned by ship includes a person who owns, controls, charters or operates a ship—
on which those goods are being carried; or
from or to which those goods are being transferred.
For the purposes of paragraph (4), whether a person—
owns a ship is to be determined in accordance with regulation 57I(1)(a);
controls a ship is to be determined in accordance with regulation 57I(1)(b);
has chartered a ship is to be determined in accordance with regulation 57E(3)(c).
Regulation 57I(2) does not apply for the purposes of paragraph (5)(b).
Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).
A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening that prohibition to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the supply or delivery related to oil and oil products—
which fell within commodity code 2709; or
which were consigned from or originated in Russia.
A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (2) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening that prohibition to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the supply or delivery related to oil and oil products—
which fell within commodity code 2710; or
which were consigned from or originated in Russia.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pt. 5 Chs. 4H-4K inserted (21.7.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/850), regs. 1(2), 12
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Pt. 5 Ch. 4IA inserted (5.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 16) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1122), regs. 1(2), 4
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
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Regulations extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1571), arts. 1(1), 2, Schs. 1, 2 (as amended: (11.3.2021) by S.I. 2021/288, arts. 1(1), 2(2); (14.4.2022) by S.I. 2022/453, arts. 1(1), 3-38; (20.7.2022) by S.I. 2022/843, arts. 1(1), 3; (10.11.2022) by S.I. 2022/1167, arts. 1(1), 3-17; (15.12.2022) by S.I. 2022/1338, arts. 1(1), 3-10; (9.3.2023) by S.I. 2023/291, arts. 1(1), 3-9; (20.7.2023) by S.I. 2023/846, arts. 1(1), 3, 5-22; (30.9.2023) by S.I. 2023/846, arts. 1(2), 4; (14.3.2024) by S.I. 2024/370, arts. 1, 3-13; (3.10.2024) by S.I. 2024/987, arts. 1(1), 3-6; and (11.12.2025) by S.I. 2025/1307, art. 1(1), Sch. 15)