Regulation 54D Legal advisory servicesF1F2
A person must not provide legal advisory services directly or indirectly to any person (“C”) who is not a United Kingdom person knowing that the object or effect of those services is to enable or facilitate any activity being carried out, or proposed to be carried out, by C, (“the relevant activity”), whether or not C is a person in the United Kingdom, where—
the relevant activity is not taking place, or will not when carried out take place, in the United Kingdom, and
the relevant activity satisfies, or will when carried out satisfy, the condition in paragraph (2).
The condition is that the relevant activity would—
be prohibited under any of regulations 11 to 18C of Part 3 (Finance), Chapters 2 to 6 or F4regulation 54C of Part 5 (Trade) if—
the relevant activity was done by a United Kingdom person, or
the relevant activity was taking place in the United Kingdom, or
contravene regulation 19 or 55 if—
the relevant activity was done by a United Kingdom person, or
the relevant activity was taking place in the United Kingdom.
Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (exceptions and licences).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pt. 5 Ch. 6B inserted (21.7.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/850), regs. 1(2), 13
- F2
Reg. 54D inserted (30.6.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/713), regs. 1(2), 3(2)
- F3
Reg. 54D(1) substituted (6.9.2024) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/900), regs. 1(2), 3(2)
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Words in reg. 54D(2) substituted (6.9.2024) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/900), regs. 1(2), 3(3)
- F5
Word in reg. 54D(4) omitted (6.9.2024) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/900), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(a)
- F6
Words in reg. 54D(4) omitted (6.9.2024) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/900), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(b)
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)