# The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 54: Prohibition on providing certain services relating to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person must not provide—
(a) services relating to a relevant infrastructure sector in non-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 non-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 non-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—
(a)transport;
(b)telecommunications;
(c)energy;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/855/regulation/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/russia-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-54
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