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Regulation 54 Prohibition on providing certain services relating to non-government controlled Ukrainian territoryF4I1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not provide—

(a)

services relating to a relevant infrastructure sector in F1non-government controlled Ukrainian territory; or

(b)

services relating to tourism in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

(3)

A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

(a)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence in paragraph (1)(a) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that P was providing services relating to a relevant infrastructure sector in F2non-government controlled Ukrainian territory;

(b)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence in paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that P was providing services relating to tourism in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory.

(4)

In this regulation—

  • “services relating to a relevant infrastructure sector in F3non-government controlled Ukrainian territory” means technical assistance, brokering, construction or engineering services directly relating to infrastructure in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory in any of the following sectors—

    1. (a)

      transport;

    2. (b)

      telecommunications;

    3. (c)

      energy;

    4. (d)

      the prospection, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources;

  • “technical assistance” means the provision of technical support or any other technical service.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 54(1) substituted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 16(b)(ii)

F2

Words in reg. 54(3) substituted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 16(b)(ii)

F3

Words in reg. 54(4) substituted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 16(b)(ii)

F4

Words in reg. 54 heading substituted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 16(b)(i)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 54 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

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)

Notes on Chapter 6

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Pt. 5 Ch. 6 heading substituted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 16(a)