# The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2022, Article 5: Amendment of the Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020


After paragraph 26Z3, insert—
“26Z4. In regulation 46Z25 (import of liquefied natural gas), after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) or (2) commits an offence, but—
(a) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that that the liquefied natural gas was consigned from Russia;
(b) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (2) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the liquefied natural gas originated in Russia.”
26Z5. In regulation 46Z26 (acquisition of liquefied natural gas), in paragraph (1), for “United Kingdom” substitute “Territory”.
26Z6. In regulation 46Z27 (technical assistance relating to liquefied natural gas), in paragraph (1), for “United Kingdom” substitute “Territory”.
26Z7. In regulation 46Z28 (financial services and funds relating to liquefied natural gas), in paragraph (1), for “United Kingdom” substitute “Territory”.
26Z8. In regulation 46Z30 (Russia’s vulnerable goods)—
(a) after paragraph (3), insert—
“(3A) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the export was to, or the goods were for use in, Russia.”;
(b) in paragraph (5), for “United Kingdom, the Isle of Man” substitute “Territory”.
26Z9. In regulation 46Z33 (brokering services relating to Russia’s vulnerable goods)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “non-UK country”, in each place it occurs, substitute “non-Territory county”;
(b) for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) In this regulation, “non-Territory country” means a country that is not the Territory.””

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1338/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/russia-sanctions-overseas-territories-amendment-no-4-order-2022/article-5
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