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Paragraph 26XB F1F2

In regulation 46Z16B (prohibition on the import of gold jewellery from Russia), after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3)

A person who contravenes the prohibition in 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 gold jewellery originated in Russia.”

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Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 2 paras. 26E-26Z3 inserted (10.11.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1167), arts. 1(1), 8

F2

Sch. 2 paras. 26XA-26XF inserted (15.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1338), arts. 1(1), 4