Defined terms — The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
United Kingdom · uksi/2019/855 · 1989 provisions
322 defined in this instrument.
2709 oil and oil products — those oil and oil products—
falling within commodity code 2709; and
which originate in or are consigned from Russia Section 46Z9A(1)
2709 oil and oil products — those oil and oil products which—
fall within commodity code 2709, and
originate in Russia Section 46Z9E(1)
2710 oil and oil products — those oil and oil products—
falling within commodity code 2710; and
which originate in or are consigned from Russia Section 46Z9A(1)
a designated NCA officer — a National Crime Agency officer who is either or both of the following—
an officer designated under section 10 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 as having the powers and privileges of a constable;
an officer designated under that section as having the powers of a general customs official Section 90(2)
a relevant Part 2 item — any thing described in Part 2 of Schedule 3C, other than—
any thing which is interception and monitoring technology, or
any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008, or
Annex Ⅰ of the Dual-Use Regulation Section 21(4B)
a telecommunication system — a system (including the apparatus comprised in it) that exists for the purpose of facilitating the transmission of communications by any means involving the use of electrical or electromagnetic energy;
“wireless telegraphy” and “wireless telegraphy apparatus” have the same meaning as in sections 116 and 117 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 Section 21A(7)
Accounting services — —
accounting review services, which are services involving the review by a person of annual and interim financial statements and other accounting information, but excluding auditing services;
compilation of financial statements services, which are services involving the compilation by a person of financial statements from information provided by a client, including preparation services of business tax returns when provided together with the preparation of financial statements for a single fee, but excluding such preparation services of business tax returns when provided as a separate service;
other accounting services such as attestations, valuations, preparation services of pro forma statements;
bookkeeping services, which are services consisting of classifying and recording business transactions in terms of money or some unit of measurement in the books of account, but excluding bookkeeping services related to tax returns Schedule 3J, paragraph 2
acting as a nominee shareholder — undertaking the following activities as the legal owner of the shares—
where the activities are undertaken in accordance with an arrangement with O that involves a trust or similar arrangement.
exercising the voting rights of those shares in accordance with the wishes of the beneficial owner of those shares (“O”), or
receiving dividends in respect of those shares held on behalf of O Section 18C(8)
Advertising services — the services falling within code 836 of the 2002 Central Product Classification (advertising services) comprising—
83610 (planning, creating and placement services of advertising),
83620 (purchase or sale of advertising space or time, on commission),
83631 (sale of advertising space in print media (except on commission)),
83632 (sale of TV/radio advertising time (except on commission)),
83633 (sale of Internet advertising space (except on commission)),
83639 (sale of other advertising space or time (except on commission)), and
83690 (other advertising services) Schedule 3J, paragraph 3
air traffic control — a person who holds a licence under section 5 of the Transport Act 2000 Section 57O(1)
aircraft licence — a licence under regulation 65A;
“arrangement” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions, whether or not legally enforceable (but see paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 for the meaning of that term in that Schedule) Section 2
all-terrain vehicle — a motorised vehicle designed to travel on three or four low pressure (less than 0.9 bar gauge pressure) tyres on unpaved surfaces, typically having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control and includes quad bikes, off-road vehicles and utility terrain vehicles Schedule 2A, paragraph 13
an act dealing with an emergency — an act assisting with the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health or safety, infrastructure or the environment;
“aviation and space goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);
“aviation and space technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);
“critical-industry goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);
“critical-industry technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5) Section 61(2)
an act necessary for essential maintenance — construction services necessary to ensure buildings, infrastructure and other constructions are well-maintained and safe, including—
maintenance to ensure structural integrity;
maintenance of plumbing, sanitation, electrical or energy systems;
the repair of damage caused by age or faults Section 60DA(9)
Architectural services — the services falling within the following codes of the 1991 Central Product Classification—
8671 (architectural services) comprising—
86711 (advisory and pre-design architectural services),
86712 (architectural design services),
86713 (contract administration services),
86714 (combined architectural design and contract administration services), and
86719 (other architectural services);
8674 (urban planning and landscape architectural services) comprising—
86741 (urban planning services), and
86742 (landscape architectural services) Schedule 3J, paragraph 4
arms and related materiel — —
military goods, and
any thing which falls within chapter 93 of the Goods Classification Table, other than military goods Section 23(4)
arranging deals in investments — the activities specified in article 25 of the Regulated Activities Order;
“buying” has the meaning given in article 3(1) of the Regulated Activities Order Section 60L(3)
art market participant — subject to paragraph (3F), a firm or sole practitioner that is registered or required to register with the Commissioners as an art market participant under regulation 56(5) and (6) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 Section 71(3E)
Auditing services — services consisting of examination of the accounting records and other supporting evidence of an organisation for the purpose of expressing an opinion as to—
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
whether financial statements of the organisation present fairly its position as at a given date, and
the results of its operations for the period ending on that date Schedule 3J, paragraph 5
auditor — a statutory auditor within the meaning of section 1210 of the Companies Act 2006 (meaning of “statutory auditor” etc);
“consular post” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph A1 of Schedule 5 Section 60DA(9)
aviation and space goods — —
any thing specified in Schedule 2C, other than any thing which is aviation and space technology, and
any tangible storage medium on which aviation and space technology is recorded or from which it can be derived Section 21(1)
aviation and space technology — any thing described in Schedule 2C as software or technology Section 21(1)
banknotes — —
sterling denominated banknotes issued by the Bank of England and banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland; and
banknotes denominated in any official currency of the European Union Section 46L(5)
beneficial interest — any beneficial interest, however arising (whether held by trustee or nominee or arising under a contract or otherwise), other than an interest held by any person as mortgagee Section 57I(4)
beneficial interest — any beneficial interest, however arising (whether held by trustee or nominee or arising under a contract or otherwise), other than an interest held by any person as mortgagee;
.. Section 57O(1)
BID levy — a levy that is imposed on those persons who are, in respect of particular business improvement district proposals, entitled to vote in accordance with section 39(3) of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006;
“business improvement district” has the meaning given in section 33 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006;
“designated person” has the same meaning as it has in Chapter 1 of Part 3 (Finance);
“enactment” has the meaning given in section 54(6) of the Act Section 58A(8)
branch — in relation to a person other than an individual, a place of business which forms a legally dependent part of that person and which carries out all or some of the transactions inherent in the business of that person;
“investment services” has the same meaning as it has in regulation 16 (dealing with transferable securities or money-market instruments) Section 18B(8)
branch — in relation to a credit or financial institution, a place of business which forms a legally dependent part of that institution and which carries out all or some of the transactions inherent in the business of that institution Section 19A(1)
brokering service — any service to secure, or otherwise in relation to, an arrangement, including (but not limited to)—
the selection or introduction of persons as parties or potential parties to the arrangement,
the negotiation of the arrangement,
the facilitation of anything that enables the arrangement to be entered into, and
the provision of any assistance that in any way promotes or facilitates the arrangement Section 21(1)
Business and management consulting services — advisory, guidance and operational assistance services provided for business policy and strategy and the overall planning, structuring and control of an organisation, which includes (but is not limited to) management auditing, market management, human resources, production management and project management consulting Schedule 3J, paragraph 6
category 1 loan — a loan or credit—
with a maturity exceeding 30 days,
made or granted to—
a person falling within Schedule 2,
a person, other than an individual, which is—
incorporated or constituted under the law of a non-UK country, and
owned ... by a person within paragraph (i), or
a person, other than an individual, acting on behalf or at the direction of a person within paragraph (i) or paragraph (ii), and
which is first made or granted at any time after IP completion day Section 17(5)
category 2 loan — a loan or credit—
with a maturity exceeding 30 days,
made or granted to a person, other than an individual, which is—
incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, and
owned ... by a person falling within Schedule 2, and
which is first made or granted at any time on or after 1st March 2022 Section 17(5)
category 3 loan — a loan or credit—
with a maturity exceeding 30 days,
made or granted to a person, other than an individual, which is—
connected with Russia,
owned ... by a person within sub-paragraph (i), or
a person, other than an individual, acting on behalf or at the direction of a person within paragraph (i) or paragraph (ii),
which is first made or granted at any time on or after 1st March 2022 but before 29th October 2022, and,
which is not—
a category 1 loan, a category 2 loan or a category 4 loan, or
a loan made or granted to—
a person, other than an individual, which on 1st March 2022 is domiciled in a country other than Russia,
a person, other than an individual, which is owned by a person falling within sub-paragraph (aa), or
a person, other than an individual, acting on behalf or at the direction of a person within sub-paragraph (aa) or sub-paragraph (bb) Section 17(5)
category 4 loan — a loan or credit—
made or granted to the Government of Russia,
which is first made or granted at any time on or after 1st March 2022 Section 17(5)
category 5 loan — a loan or credit—
with a maturity exceeding 30 days,
made or granted to a person, other than an individual—
which is connected with Russia, other than—
a person which on 29th October 2022 is incorporated or constituted in a country other than Russia, or
a person which is owned by a person falling within paragraph (aa),
a person which is owned by a person within sub-paragraph (i), or
a person which is owned by a person connected with Russia who is an individual,
which is first made or granted at any time on or after 29th October 2022, and
which is not a category 1 loan, a category 2 loan, a category 3 loan or a category 4 loan Section 17(5)
category 6 loan — a loan or credit—
made or granted to a relevant entity,
which is for the purposes of an activity mentioned in regulation 18B(2),
which is first made or granted at any time on or after 16th December 2022, and
which is not a category 1 loan, a category 2 loan, a category 3 loan, a category 4 loan or a category 5 loan Section 17(5)
CEMA — the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 Section 2
certificate of origin — a document issued by the Government of Ukraine or a person acting on behalf of the Government of Ukraine confirming that the goods originate in Ukraine Section 62(2)
chartering services — services associated with the chartering of a ship Section 46ZA
coal and coal products — any thing specified in Schedule 3H Section 21(1)
Construction services — the services falling within the following codes of the 1991 Central Product Classification—
511 (pre-erection work at construction sites) comprising—
5111 (Site investigation work);
5112 (Demolition work);
5113 (Site formation and clearance work);
5114 (Excavating and earthmoving work);
5115 (Site preparation work for mining);
5116 (Scaffolding work);
512 (construction work for buildings) comprising—
5121 (For one- and two-dwelling buildings);
5122 (For multi-dwelling buildings);
5123 (For warehouses and industrial buildings );
5124 (For commercial buildings);
5125 (For public entertainment buildings);
5126 (For hotel, restaurant and similar buildings);
5127 (For educational buildings);
5128 (For health buildings);
5129 (For other buildings);
513 (construction work for civil engineering) comprising—
5131 (For highways (except elevated highways), streets, roads, railways and airfield runways;
5132 (For bridges, elevated highways, tunnels and subways);
5133 (For waterways, harbours, dams and other water works);
5134 (For long distance pipelines, communication and power lines (cables));
5135 (For local pipelines and cables; ancillary works);
5136 (For constructions for mining and… Schedule 3J, paragraph 6A
consumer communication device — any of the following, of a type which is generally available to the public—
computers falling within entries 5A992 and 4A994.b of Schedule 2A ;
disk drives and solid-state storage equipment falling within entry 5A992 of Schedule 2A;
input/output control units (other than industrial controllers designed for chemical processing);
graphics accelerators and graphics coprocessors;
monitors falling within entry 5A992 of Schedule 2A;
printers falling within entry 5A992 of Schedule 2A;
modems falling within entries 5A991.b.2, 5A991.b.4 or 5A992 of Schedule 2A;
network access controllers and communications channel controllers falling within entry 5A991.b.4 of Schedule 2A;
keyboards, mice and similar devices specified in entry 5A992 of Schedule 2A;
mobile phones, including cellular and satellite telephones, personal digital assistants, and subscriber information module (SIM) cards and similar devices falling within entries 5A992 or 5A991 of Schedule 2A;
memory devices falling within entry 5A992 of Schedule 2A;
information security equipment, software (except encryption source code) and peripherals falling within entries 5A992 or 5D992 of Schedule 2A;
digital cameras and memory cards falling… Schedule 2B, paragraph 1
content — anything communicated by means of an internet service, whether publicly or privately, including written material or messages, oral communications, photographs, videos, visual images, music and data of any description Section 54A(5)
controlled materials — controlled energetic materials specified in 1C011, 1C111, 1C239 of Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation and ML8 in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 Schedule 2A, Part 1, paragraph 2(1)
correspondent banking relationship — the provision of banking services by a correspondent to a respondent including providing a current or other liability account and related services, such as cash management, international funds transfers, cheque clearing, providing customers of the respondent with direct access to accounts with the correspondent (and vice versa) and providing foreign exchange services Section 17A(6)
credit institution — a body incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, the business of which is to take deposits or other repayable funds from the public and to grant credits for its own account;
“diplomatic mission” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph A1 of Schedule 5;
“financial year” is to be construed in accordance with section 390 of the Companies Act 2006 (a company’s financial year);
“included in consolidated group accounts” has the meaning given in section 474 of the Companies Act 2006 (minor definitions) and “inclusion in consolidated group accounts” is to be construed accordingly;
“parent undertaking” has the meaning given in section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006 (parent and subsidiary undertakings);
“subsidiary undertaking” has the meaning given in section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006 Section 60DA(9)
credit or financial institution — a “UK credit or financial institution” or a “non-UK credit or financial institution Section 19A(1)
crew services — services associated with the manning of a ship or the provision of a crew or members of a crew for a ship Section 46ZA
Crimea — the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Section 2
critical-industry goods — —
any thing specified in Schedule 2A, other than—
any thing which is critical-industry technology, or
any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 ... to the Export Control Order 2008, ...
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
Part 3 of Schedule 3C, and
any tangible storage medium on which critical-industry technology is recorded or from which it can be derived Section 21(1)
critical-industry technology — any thing described in Schedule 2A as software or technology, other than any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 ... to the Export Control Order 2008, ...
Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation; or
Part 3 of Schedule 3C Section 21(1)
cruise ship — a ship providing cruise services Section 57(6)
cryptoasset — a cryptographically secured digital representation of value or contractual rights that uses a form of distributed ledger technology and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically Section 71(3C)
cryptoasset exchange provider — a firm or sole practitioner that by way of business provides one or more of the following services, including where the firm or sole practitioner does so as creator or issuer of any of the cryptoassets involved—
exchanging, or arranging or making arrangements with a view to the exchange of, cryptoassets for money or money for cryptoassets,
exchanging, or arranging or making arrangements with a view to the exchange of, one cryptoasset for another, or
operating a machine which utilises automated processes to exchange cryptoassets for money or money for cryptoassets Section 71(3A)
custodian wallet provider — a firm or sole practitioner that by way of business provides services to safeguard, or to safeguard and administer—
cryptoassets on behalf of its customers, or
private cryptographic keys on behalf of its customers in order to hold, store and transfer cryptoassets Section 71(3B)
data signalling rate — the rate, as defined in International Telecommunications Union Recommendation 53-36, taking into account that, for non-binary modulation, baud and bit per second are not equal.
Bits for coding, checking and synchronization functions are to be included.
When determining the “data signalling rate”, servicing and administrative channels shall be excluded.
It is the maximum one-way rate, i.e., the maximum rate in either transmission or reception.
“spectral efficiency” is a figure of merit parametrized to characterize the efficiency of transmission system that uses complex modulation schemes such as QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation), Trellis coding, QSPK (Q-phased shift key), etc.. It is defined as the Digital transfer rate (bits/second) divided by 6dB spectrum bandwidth (Hz) Schedule 2A, Part 1, paragraph 2(2)
Decapsulation — the removal of a cap, lid, or encapsulating material from a packaged integrated circuit by mechanical, thermal, or chemical methods Schedule 2E, Part 2, paragraph 9
defence and security goods — —
interception and monitoring goods,
internal repression goods, ...
goods relating to chemical and biological weapons , and
engineering biology - ancillary goods Section 21(1)
defence and security technology — —
interception and monitoring technology,
internal repression technology, and
technology relating to chemical and biological weapons Section 21(1)
dependent — financially dependent;
“family member” includes—
the wife or husband of the designated person;
the civil partner of the designated person;
any parent or other ascendant of the designated person;
any child or other descendant of the designated person;
any person who is a brother or sister of the designated person, or a child or other descendant of such a person Schedule 5, Part 1, paragraph 2(4)
derivatives — those financial instruments—
defined in Article 2(1)(29) of Regulation (EU) 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) 648/2012, or
specified in articles 83 to 85 of the Regulated Activities Order Section 60L(3)
derivatives broker — a person who undertakes the following activities in relation to derivatives—
buying,
selling,
arranging deals in investments,
operating a multilateral trading facility, or
operating an organised trading facility Section 60L(3)
designated person — a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of regulations 11 to 15 Section 10
designated person — a person who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of this regulation Section 17A(6)
designated person — a person who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of this regulation Section 18C(7)
designated person — a person designated under regulation 5 (power to designate) for the purposes of this regulation Section 46A(5)
designated person — a person designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of this regulation Section 46Z39(5)
designated person — a person who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of this regulation;
“encounter”, in relation to content, means read, view, hear or otherwise experience content Section 54A(5)
designated person — a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations under this Part Section 57A(6)
designated person — a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations under this Part Section 57C(6)
designated person — a person who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of either this regulation or regulation 57M (registration of an aircraft in the United Kingdom) Section 57J(11)
designated person — a person who is designated under regulation 5 (power to designate persons) for the purposes of either this regulation or regulation 57J (movement of aircraft) Section 57M(6)
designated persons — a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations under this Part Section 57D(10)
designated persons — a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations under this Part, and
a ship is “chartered” by a person if it is chartered on bareboat charter terms within the meaning given by section 17(11) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 Section 57E(3)
detained transport asset — —
a ship subject to a direction under regulation 57D(1), or
an aircraft subject to a direction under regulation 57J(6)(b) Section 46Z39(5)
detained transport asset licence — a licence under regulation 65ZA Section 2
detention direction — a direction requiring the detention of a ship at a port or anchorage in the United Kingdom Section 57D(4)
diamond jewellery — any thing specified in Part 3 of Schedule 3GA Section 46Z16J
diamonds — any thing specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3GA Section 46Z16J
diamonds — any thing falling within—
the following commodity codes—
7102 10 (unsorted diamonds);
7102 39 (non-industrial diamonds, other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted); and
both commodity code ex 7102 31 and the description “non-industrial diamonds, simply sawn, cleaved or bruted” Section 46Z16Q(1)
director disqualification licence — a licence under regulation 64A;
“document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include producing a copy of the information in legible form Section 2
dual-use goods — —
any thing for the time being specified in Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, other than any thing which is dual-use technology, and
any tangible storage medium on which dual-use technology is recorded or from which it can be derived Section 21(1)
dual-use technology — any thing for the time being specified in Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation which is described as software or technology Section 21(1)
dynamic adaptive routing — automatic rerouting of traffic based on sensing and analysis of current actual network conditions, but does not include cases of routing decisions taken on predefined information Schedule 2A, Part 1, paragraph 2(1)
energy-related goods — any thing falling within Part 2 of Schedule 3 Section 21(1)
energy-related technology — any thing described in Schedule 3 as technology other than any thing for the time being specified in—
(but see paragraph (4CA));
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008;
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation Section 21(1)
engineering biology - ancillary goods — any thing specified in Part 5 of Schedule 3C Section 21(1)
engineering biology - ancillary goods — any thing specified in Part 5 of Schedule 3C;
“oil refining goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);
“oil refining technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5) Section 61(2)
Engineering services — the services falling within the following codes of the 1991 Central Product Classification—
8672 (engineering services) comprising—
86721 (advisory and consultative engineering services),
86722 (engineering design services for the construction of foundations and building structures),
86723 (engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings),
86724 (engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works),
86725 (engineering design services for industrial processes and production),
86726 (engineering design services not elsewhere classified),
86727 (other engineering services during the construction and installation phase), and
86729 (other engineering services not elsewhere classified);
8673 (integrated engineering services) comprising—
86731 (integrated engineering services for transportation infrastructure turnkey projects),
86732 (integrated engineering and project management services for water supply and sanitation works turnkey projects),
86733 (integrated engineering services for the construction of manufacturing turnkey projects), and
86739 (integrated engineering services for other turnkey projects);
8675 (engineering… Schedule 3J, paragraph 7
excluded payment — in relation to—
the registrar of companies, a payment of fees for—
the incorporation of a firm;
the restoration of a firm to a register which is administered by the registrar;
the Financial Conduct Authority, a payment of fees for—
an application for permission from, authorisation by, registration with or recognition from the Financial Conduct Authority which relates to the carrying on of any activity falling within any function of the Financial Conduct Authority;
an application for a variation of such permission, authorisation, registration or recognition;
an application for listing or for eligibility for listing;
an application for review or approval of a document relating to listing;
an application for approval as a sponsor or primary information provider;
an application for review or approval of—
a document under rules made by the Financial Conduct Authority by virtue of Part 3 of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024;
listing particulars under section 79 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or supplementary listing particulars under section 81 of that Act;
the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers, a payment that a designated person is… Section 58A(8)
firearm — any portable barrelled weapon that expels, is designed to expel or may be converted to expel, a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant Schedule 3C, Part 3, paragraph 20(1)
firm — any entity that, whether or not a legal person, is not an individual, and includes a body corporate and a partnership or other unincorporated body.
“trust services” has the meaning given in regulation 18C(7) (trust services) Section 71(3)
first relevant day — 5th December 2022 Section 46Z9A(1)
fluoride fibres — fibres manufactured from bulk fluoride compounds Schedule 2A, Part 1, paragraph 2(1)
foreign exchange reserve and asset management — activities relating to the reserves or assets of the persons mentioned in paragraph (2) of regulation 18A, such reserves or assets to include the following—
money market instruments (including cheques, bills and certificates of deposit);
foreign exchange;
derivative products (including futures and options);
exchange rate and interest rate instruments (including products such as swaps and forward rate agreements);
transferable securities;
other negotiable instruments and financial assets (including bullion);
special drawing rights.
“Government of Russia” has the same meaning as in regulation 6;
“subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 Section 19A(1)
frozen account — an account with a relevant institution which is held or controlled (directly or indirectly) by a designated person Section 58(7)
frozen funds or economic resources — funds or economic resources frozen by virtue of regulation 11 ... Schedule 5, Part 1, paragraph 1(1)
FSMA — the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Section 60ZZB(7)
G7 dependency and further goods — any thing specified in Schedule 3E other than any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 ... to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
Schedule 2A Section 21(1)
G7 dependency and further technology — any thing described in Schedule 3E as technology other than any thing for the time being specified in—
(but see paragraph (4CA));
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008;
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation Section 21(1)
gold — the gold and products related to gold specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3G Section 21(1)
gold jewellery — the gold products specified in Part 3 of Schedule 3G Section 21(1)
goods relating to chemical and biological weapons — —
any thing specified in Part 4 of Schedule 3C, other than technology relating to chemical and biological weapons (but see paragraph (4A)), and
any tangible storage medium on which technology relating to chemical and biological weapons is recorded or from which it can be derived ,
other than any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 or in Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation Section 21(1)
Government of Russia — —
the Presidency of the Russian Federation;
public bodies and agencies subordinate to the President of the Russian Federation, including the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation;
the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and the deputies of the Chairman of the Government;
any Ministry of the Russian Federation;
any other public body or agency of the Government of the Russian Federation, including the armed forces and law-enforcement organs of the Russian Federation;
the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Section 6(7)
Government of Russia-affiliated entity — a person, other than an individual—
which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Government of Russia (within the meaning of regulation 7),
in which the Government of Russia holds directly or indirectly a minority interest,
which receives, or has received, financing, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Direct Investment Fund or the National Wealth Fund, or
which otherwise obtains a financial benefit or other material benefit from the Government of Russia Section 6(7)
high value dealer — a firm or sole trader that by way of business trades in goods (including an auctioneer dealing in goods), when the firm or sole trader makes or receives, in respect of any transaction, a payment or payments in cash of at least £10,000 in total, whether the transaction is executed in a single operation or in several operations which appear to be linked Section 71(3D)
hybrid computer — equipment that can—
accept data,
process data, in both analogue and digital representation, and
provide output of data Schedule 2A, Part 1, paragraph 2(1)
immediate family member — —
a wife or husband;
a civil partner;
a parent or step-parent;
a child or step-child;
a sibling or step-sibling;
a niece or nephew;
an aunt or uncle;
a grandparent;
a grandchild Section 6(7)
in their own right — not merely in the capacity as a servant or agent of another person Section 78(5)
independent person — a person who—
is not the designated person, and
is not owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by the designated person Section 58(2)
infrastructure-related goods — any thing falling within Part 3 of Schedule 3 Section 21(1)
insolvency practitioner — a firm or individual who acts as an insolvency practitioner within the meaning of section 388 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or Article 3 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 Section 71(3H)
insolvent person — a person (“P”), other than an individual, where—
P is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, or
the value of P’s assets is less than the amount of its liabilities, taking into account its contingent and prospective liabilities Schedule 5, Part 1ZB, paragraph 9DD(2)
interception and monitoring goods — any item mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), provided that it may be used for interception and monitoring services—
a relevant Part 2 item,
any tangible storage medium on which interception and monitoring technology is recorded or from which it can be derived Section 21(1)
interception and monitoring services — any service that has as its object or effect the interception of a communication in the course of its transmission by means of a telecommunication system Section 21A(1)
interception and monitoring technology — any thing—
which is described as software in paragraph 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 3C provided that it may be used for interception and monitoring services, and
which is described as other software or other technology in paragraph 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 3C (but see paragraph (4C)) Section 21(1)
internal repression goods — —
any thing specified in Part 3 of Schedule 3C, other than—
any thing which is internal repression technology,
any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008, or
any thing for the time being specified in Annex Ⅰ of the Dual-Use Regulation, and
any tangible storage medium on which internal repression technology is recorded or from which it can be derived Section 21(1)
internal repression technology — any thing which is described in Part 3 of Schedule 3C as software or technology Section 21(1)
internet access service — a service that provides access to virtually all (or just some) of the end points of the internet Section 54A(5)
internet service — a service that is made available by means of the internet;
“social media service” has the meaning given by section 43(3) of the Finance Act 2020 Section 54A(5)
investment services — —
the reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments,
the execution of orders on behalf of clients,
dealing on own account,
portfolio management,
the provision of investment advice,
the underwriting of financial instruments or placing of financial instruments on a firm commitment basis,
the placing of financial instruments without a firm commitment basis, or
any service in relation to the admission to trading on a regulated market or trading on a multilateral trading facility Section 16(10)
involved person — a person who—
is or has been involved in—
destabilising Ukraine or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine, or
obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia,
is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by a person who is or has been so involved,
is acting on behalf of or at the direction of a person who is or has been so involved, or
is a member of, or associated with, a person who is or has been so involved Section 6(2)
involved person — a person who is involved in—
the supply or delivery of oil and oil products; or
the provision of financial services or funds or brokering services relating to the supply or delivery of oil and oil products;
“oil and oil products” has the meaning given in regulation 21(1) (interpretation of Part 5) Section 70(7)
iron and steel products — any thing specified in Schedule 3B Section 46C
iron or steel product — any thing specified in Part 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 3B (Iron and steel products) Section 46IA(1)
IT consultancy and design services — the services falling within the following codes of the 2015 Central Product Classification—
83131 (IT consulting services);
83141 (IT design and development services for applications) Schedule 3J, paragraph 8
jet fuel and fuel additives — the goods listed under that heading in Part 8 of Schedule 2A Section 46M
letting agency work — work—
consisting of things done in response to instructions received from—
a person (a “prospective landlord”) seeking to find another person to whom to let land for a term of a month or more, or
a person (a “prospective tenant”) seeking to find land to rent for a term of a month or more, and
done—
in relation to a prospective landlord, from the point that the prospective landlord instructs P, or
otherwise in the course of concluding an agreement for the letting of land for a term of a month or more Section 71(3I)
liquefied natural gas — liquefied natural gas falling within commodity code 2711 11 00 Section 46Z24(1)
liquefied natural gas — liquefied natural gas—
falling within commodity code 2711 11 00, and
which originates in or is consigned from Russia;
“ship” includes every description of vessel (including a hovercraft) used in navigation, except the naval, military or air-force ships of any country Section 46Z29A(1)
listing — being included in the official list maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Section 58A(8)
local authority — —
in relation to England—
a district council;
a county council for any area for which there is no district council;
a London borough council;
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;
in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 or a person appointed by such a council for the purposes of the administration, collection and recovery of a BID levy;
in relation to Northern Ireland, a district council;
“primary information provider” has the meaning given in section 89P(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
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“registrar of companies” has the meaning given in section 1060 of the Companies Act 2006 (the registrar) Section 58A(8)
local authority — —
in relation to England—
a county council,
a district council,
a London Borough council,
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority,
the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or
an eligible parish council within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Local Government Act 2000,
in relation to Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council,
in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or
in relation to Northern Ireland, a district council Section 78A(2)
luxury goods — any thing specified in Schedule 3A, other than any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
Schedule 2A;
“maritime goods” and Section 21(1)
maritime technology — respectively any goods and technology specified in Chapter 4 (Navigation Equipment) and Chapter 5 (Radio-Communication Equipment) of Annex 1 of the Merchant Shipping Notice 1874 but not including any thing in those Chapters for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex I to the Dual Use Regulation, or
Schedule 2A Section 21(1)
media access unit — equipment that contains one or more communication interfaces (“network access controller”, “communications channel controller”, modem or computer bus) to connect terminal equipment to a network Schedule 2A, Part 1, paragraph 2(1)
medical device — —
in so far as those Regulations apply to Northern Ireland;
a medical device within the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 in so far as those Regulations apply to England, Wales and Scotland, and
a medical device within the meaning given in—
article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC, and
article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU Section 21(1)
medical product — (1) a pharmaceutical formulation designed for human administration in the treatment of medical conditions, and (2) prepackaged for distribution as a clinical or medical product Schedule 2A, paragraph 9
medical product — —
(1) a pharmaceutical formulation designed for human administration in the treatment of medical conditions, and
(2) prepackaged for distribution as a clinical or medical product Schedule 3C, Part 3, paragraph 15(2)
medical products — pharmaceutical formulations—
designed for testing or human (or veterinary) administration in the treatment of medical conditions, and
prepackaged for distribution as clinical or medical products Schedule 3C, Part 5, paragraph 11
metals — any thing specified in Schedule 3BA Section 46IF
military goods — —
any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 , other than any thing which is military technology, and
any tangible storage medium on which military technology is recorded or from which it can be derived Section 21(1)
military technology — any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 which is described as software or technology Section 21(1)
Minister of the Crown — the holder of an office in His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom Section 88D(7)
minority interest — any shareholding, voting right or right to appoint or remove members of the board of directors which does not meet the condition set out in regulation 7(2) Section 6(7)
money — —
but does not include a cryptoasset; and
money in sterling,
money in any other currency, or
money in any other medium of exchange,
in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph (3A), “cryptoasset” includes a right to, or interest in, the cryptoasset Section 71(3C)
money-market instrument — an instrument of a kind normally dealt in on the money market, such as treasury bills, certificates of deposit and commercial papers, excluding instruments of payment Section 16(10)
movement direction — a direction requiring a ship—
a Section 57C(6)
non-government controlled Ukrainian territory — Crimea and non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts Section 2
non-UK country — a country that is not the United Kingdom;
“non-UK credit or financial institution” has the same meaning as in regulation 17A Schedule 5, Part 1ZA, paragraph 9DA
non-UK country — a country that is not the United Kingdom Section 16(10)
non-UK country — a country that is not the United Kingdom Section 17(5)
non-UK country — a country that is not the United Kingdom Section 29(4)
non-UK country — a country that is not the United Kingdom Section 30(4)
non-UK country — a country that is not the United Kingdom Section 45(4)
non-UK country — a country which is not the United Kingdom Section 46Z2(4)
non-UK country — a country other than the United Kingdom Section 46Z33(4)
non-UK country — a country that is not the United Kingdom Section 46Z38(4)
non-UK country — a country that is not the United Kingdom Section 53(4)
non-UK credit or financial institution — —
a person, other than an individual, which would satisfy the threshold conditions for permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 if it had its registered office (or if it does not have one, its head office) in the United Kingdom, or
an undertaking, other than a UK credit or financial institution, which by way of business—
operates a currency exchange office,
transmits money (or any representation of monetary value) by any means, or
cashes cheques that are made payable to customers Section 17A(6)
OFCOM — the Office of Communications Section 2
oil and oil products — any thing specified in Schedule 3F Section 21(1)
oil refining goods — —
any thing specified in Schedule 2D, other than—
any thing which is oil refining technology, or
any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation,
Schedule 2A, or
Part 2 of Schedule 3, and
any tangible storage medium on which oil refining technology is recorded or from which it can be derived Section 21(1)
oil refining technology — any thing described in Schedule 2D as software or technology, other than any thing for the time being specified in —
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
Schedule 2A;
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operating a multilateral trading facility — the activities specified in article 25D of the Regulated Activities Order Section 60L(3)
operating an organised trading facility — the activities specified in article 25DA of the Regulated Activities Order Section 60L(3)
operating services — services associated with the operation of a ship;
“ship” includes every description of vessel (including a hovercraft) used in navigation Section 46ZA
other relevant proceedings — —
the regimes and proceedings set out in—
sections 367 and 377A to 377J of, or Schedule 19C to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
the Insurers (Reorganisation and Winding Up) (Lloyd’s) Regulations 2005;
Parts 1 to 3 of the Banking Act 2009 (including Parts 2 and 3 as applied to building societies by section 90C of the Building Societies Act 1986);
the Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011;
Part 6 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013;
the Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021;
Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023;
proceedings under any other special administration regime Schedule 5, Part 1ZB, paragraph 9DD(2)
owned — owned within the meaning of regulation 16(7);
“relevant entity” has the meaning given in regulation 18B(8) Section 17(5)
person concerned — the Government of Russia or, as the case may be, a designated person or a person who is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by the designated person Schedule 5, Part 1ZA, paragraph 9DA
port barring direction — a direction prohibiting a ship from entering a port or ports specified in the direction, or any port in the United Kingdom Section 57B(7)
port entry direction — a direction requiring a ship to proceed to or enter a port specified in the direction.
to leave a port specified in the direction,
to proceed to a place specified in the direction, or
to remain where it is Section 57C(6)
privileged information — information with respect to which a claim to legal professional privilege (in Scotland, to confidentiality of communications) could be maintained in legal proceedings Section 79(6)
prohibited person — a person to whom financial services must not be provided by virtue of regulation 18A(1);
“relevant firm” is to be read in accordance with regulation 71;
“relevant institution” has the same meaning as it has in regulation 58 Section 70(7)
Public relations services — services provided by a person related to improving the image of their clients and their relationship with the general public and other institutions, but excludes planning and creating advertising services or public opinion polling services Schedule 3J, paragraph 9
punitive measures — any sanction which may be applied by a country in relation to a person (“P”) in retaliation for P engaging, or proposing to engage, in conduct which would render P liable to penalties under the law of that country if P were subject to its jurisdiction Section 60DB(5)
qualifying removal — a removal of an aircraft or vessel from the United Kingdom to Russia in relation to which the conditions set out in paragraph (1) are met Section 60C(3)
quantum computing and advanced materials goods — —
any thing specified in Schedule 2E, other than—
any thing which is quantum computing and advanced materials technology, or
any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 ... to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation,
Schedule 2A,
Schedule 2C,
Schedule 2D, or
Part 2 of Schedule 3, and
any tangible storage medium on which quantum computing and advanced materials technology is recorded or from which it can be derived Section 21(1)
quantum computing and advanced materials technology — any thing described in Schedule 2E as software or technology, other than anything for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 ... to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation,
Schedule 2A,
Schedule 2C, or
Schedule 2D.
restricted goods” means—
critical-industry goods;
dual-use goods;
military goods;
aviation and space goods;
oil refining goods;
quantum computing and advanced materials goods;
defence and security goods;
maritime goods Section 21(1)
quantum computing and related goods — any thing specified in Part 3 of Schedule 2E;
“relevant period”, in relation to an act, means the period of 5 working days beginning with the day on which the act is done Section 61(2)
registered company — a company registered under the enactments relating to companies for the time being in force in the United Kingdom Section 95(6)
Regulated Activities Order — the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 Section 60L(3)
reimbursement payment — a repayment from the designated person to the person who made a required payment which is of the same amount as that required payment;
“scheme manager” has the meaning given in section 212 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“sponsor” has the meaning given in section 88(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Section 58A(8)
relevant activity — any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibition specified in the paragraph of this regulation to which the exception applies.
“relevant processed gold” has the meaning given in regulation 46Z16A;
“Russia’s vulnerable goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);
“Russia’s vulnerable technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);
“sectoral software and technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5) Section 60A(2)
relevant activity — any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibitions specified in that paragraph;
goods are “for civilian use” if they are not—
for use by the Russian military or any other military end-user, or
for any military use;
technology is “for civilian use” if it—
does not relate to activities carried on or proposed to be carried on by the Russian military or any other military end user, and
is not for any military use Section 60B(2)
relevant activity — any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibitions specified in paragraph (1) Section 60H(2)
relevant activity — any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibitions specified in paragraph (1) or, as the case may be (2) Section 60HA(3)
relevant activity — any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibitions specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) Section 60I(3)
relevant activity — any activity which would, in absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibitions specified in paragraph (1) Section 60K(3)
relevant activity — any activity which would, in absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibitions specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) Section 60L(3)
relevant activity — directly or indirectly acquiring any ownership interest in or control over a person, other than an individual, which is not a person connected with Russia, for the purpose of making funds or economic resources available—
directly or indirectly to a person connected with Russia, or
for the benefit of a person connected with Russia;
“relevant entity” shall have the same meaning as it has in regulation 18B (investments in relation to Russia) Section 60ZZA(3)
relevant activity — any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene a relevant prohibition Section 61ZA(2)
relevant activity — an activity—
which would, unless done under the authority of a trade licence, constitute a contravention of any prohibition in Chapters 2 to 6B of Part 5 (Trade), except—
any prohibition on imports or exports, and
the prohibition in regulation 46Z39 (detained transport assets);
which would constitute a contravention of the prohibition in regulation 55(1) (circumventing etc. prohibitions) , except where the contravention relates to the prohibition in regulation 46Z39 Section 75(2)
relevant activity — an activity which contravenes a prohibition specified in sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of that paragraph Section 88C(4)
relevant aircraft — —
an aircraft owned or operated by a designated person, or
an aircraft chartered by demise by a designated person Section 57M(4)
relevant country — —
any of the Channel Islands,
the Isle of Man, or
any British overseas territory Section 62A(2)
relevant day — 30th September 2023 Section 46IA(1)
relevant day — the day on which this Chapter comes into force Section 46Z10
relevant day — the day on which this Chapter comes into force Section 46Z16A(1)
relevant day — —
1st March 2024 in relation to any diamonds which are equal to or larger than 1 carat;
1st September 2024 in relation to any diamonds which are equal to or larger than 0.5 carats Section 46Z16Q(1)
relevant day — 10th August 2022 Section 46Z17
relevant day — 5th December 2022 Section 46Z3
relevant day — in relation to the application of that paragraph to a prohibition specified in paragraph (2), (3) or (4), the date on which that prohibition came into force Section 60GAA(5)
relevant day — in relation to the application of that paragraph to a prohibition specified in paragraph (2), the date on which that prohibition came into force Section 60GAB(3)
relevant energy services — specified services necessary for an oil or gas exploration or production project in Russia;
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relevant entity — a person, other than an individual, which has a place of business located in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory Section 18(5)
relevant entity — a person, other than an individual, which ... is not a person connected with Russia Section 18B(8)
relevant financial authority — authorities involved in the regulation of financial services in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Bank of England;
“relevant institution” has the meaning given in regulation 58(7);
“spaceflight activity” has the meaning given in section 1(6) of the Space Industry Act 2018 Schedule 5, Part A1, paragraph A1
relevant goods — any thing specified in Schedule 3DA (Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods) Section 60GB(3)
Relevant insolvency proceedings — —
administration within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986
administration within the meaning of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 , or
proceedings under the insolvency law of another country during which a person's assets and affairs are subject to the control or supervision of a third party or creditor Schedule 1, paragraph 13(3)
relevant institution — a person that has permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (permission to carry on regulated activity) Section 58(7)
relevant institution — —
a person that has permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,
a person that is authorised or registered under Part 2 of the Payment Services Regulations 2017,
a person that is authorised or registered under Part 2 of the Electronic Money Regulations 2011,
a person that is a “recognised clearing house”, “third country central counterparty”, “recognised CSD” or “third country CSD” for the purposes of section 285 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or
a person that is an operator of a recognised payment system (or that is a service provider in relation to recognised payment systems) for the purposes of Part 5 of the Banking Act 2009;
“selling” has the meaning given in article 3(1) of the Regulated Activities Order Section 60L(3)
relevant law — —
any sanction, imposed by any jurisdiction;
any law of Russia that has as its primary object or effect the frustration of any sanctions referred to in paragraph (a), or
any criminal law imposed by any jurisdiction;
“sanction” includes any export or import control or other restrictive measure Section 60DB(5)
relevant loan — a category 1 loan, a category 2 loan, a category 3 loan , a category 4 loan , a category 5 loan or a category 6 loan;
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relevant offence — an offence under—
Part 5 (Trade), except—
regulation 46Z39 (detained transport assets),
regulation 54D (legal advisory services), but only insofar as the offence under that regulation relates to legal advisory services concerning relevant activity which would be prohibited under any of regulations 11 to 19,
regulation 55 (circumventing etc. prohibitions), but only insofar as the offence under that regulation relates to circumvention or contravention of the prohibition in regulation 46Z39 (detained transport assets),
regulation 67 (finance: licensing offences) but only insofar as the offence under that regulation relates to offences under regulations 46Z9B to 46Z9D (maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products),
regulation 68 (trade: licensing offences),
regulation 76(6) (general trade licences: records), or
regulation 77(5) (general trade licences: inspection of records) Section 85(3)
relevant person — a person who is not a person connected with Russia Section 60I(3)
relevant processed diamonds — diamonds which—
were mined in Russia; and
have been processed in a third country Section 46Z16Q(1)
relevant processed gold — gold which—
has been processed in a third country; and
incorporates gold that, on or after 21st July 2022—
originated in Russia, and
has been exported from Russia Section 46Z16A(1)
relevant processed iron or steel product — any iron or steel product which—
has been processed in a third country; and
which incorporates one or more iron or steel products originating in Russia Section 46IA(1)
relevant processed oil products — oil and oil products which—
fall within commodity code 2710, and
have been processed in a third country from 2709 oil and oil products Section 46Z9E(1)
relevant processed synthetic diamonds — synthetic diamonds which—
are equal to, or larger than, 0.5 carats;
were manufactured in Russia; and
have been processed in a third country Section 46Z16V(1)
relevant products — the products to which the respective prohibitions specified in paragraphs (2) and (2A) apply Section 60GA(3)
relevant products — the products to which the prohibitions specified in paragraph (2), (3) or (4) apply Section 60GAA(5)
relevant prohibition — any prohibition imposed—
by regulation 9(2) or 9B(2) (confidential information),
by Part 3 (Finance),
by Part 5 (Trade),
under Part 6 (Ships),
by regulation 57L(6) (disclosure of confidential information), or
by a condition of a Treasury licence , a trade licence, a detained transport asset licence or a ships licence Section 3(3)
relevant prohibition — —
any prohibition in regulations 48 to 51, 52(1), (2) or (3)(b) to (e) (trade in relation to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory), or 54(1)(a) (prohibition on infrastructure-related services relating to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory), or
any prohibition in regulation 53(1)(b) to (g) (brokering services: non-UK activity relating to infrastructure-related goods and goods from non-government controlled Ukrainian territory), except for any such prohibition which relates to an arrangement whose object or effect is the import of goods which originate in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory Section 61ZA(2)
relevant provision — —
any provision of Part 3 (Finance) or Part 5 (Trade);
any provision of the law of a country other than the United Kingdom made for purposes corresponding to a purpose of any provision of Part 3 or Part 5 Section 6(7)
relevant public authority — —
any person holding or acting in any office under or in the service of—
the Crown in right of the Government of the United Kingdom,
the Crown in right of the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive or the Welsh Government,
any local authority,
any police officer,
the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank of England or any other regulatory body in the United Kingdom, or
any other person exercising functions of a public nature Section 78A(2)
relevant requirement — any requirement imposed—
by or under Part 8 (Information and records), or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part,
by a condition of a Treasury licence , a trade licence, a detained transport asset licence or a ships licence, or
by a direction under regulation 57C (movement of ships) Section 3(6)
relevant restricted goods — only those restricted goods which are not infrastructure-related goods but which are military goods Section 30A
relevant restricted technology — only that restricted technology which is military technology Section 30A
relevant security issued by a person connected with Russia — a security issued by—
which—
a person connected with Russia;
a person, other than an individual, which is owned by a person falling within sub-paragraph (a); or
a person, other than an individual, acting on behalf or at the direction of a person within sub-paragraph (a) or sub-paragraph (b);
is negotiable on the capital market;
is of any of the following kinds, but excluding instruments of payment—
shares in companies and other securities equivalent to shares in companies, partnerships or other entities, and depositary receipts in respect of shares;
bonds or other forms of securitised debt, including depositary receipts in respect of such securities;
any other securities giving the right to purchase or sell any security of a kind mentioned in paragraph (i) or (ii); and
was admitted to trading on a regulated market or multilateral trading facility prior to 19th July 2022 Section 60ZZA(3)
relevant security issued by a relevant entity — a security issued by a relevant entity for the purpose of an activity not prohibited by regulation 18B which—
is negotiable on the capital market, and
is of any of the following kinds but excluding instruments of payment—
shares in companies and other securities equivalent to shares in companies, partnerships or other entities, and depositary receipts in respect of shares;
bonds or other forms of securitised debt, including depositary receipts in respect of such securities;
any other securities giving the right to purchase or sell any security of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii);
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“transferable security” has the same meaning as it has in regulation 16 (dealing with transferable securities or money-market instruments) Section 60ZZA(3)
relevant subsidiary — a person, other than an individual, which is—
incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, and
owned (within the meaning of regulation 16(7)) by a person, other than an individual, that is connected with Russia Section 59(3)
relevant transfer — a transfer of funds or economic resources located in Russia and owned, held or controlled by the UK entity, to a person concerned in order to enable that entity to divest itself, either wholly or partially, of those funds or economic resources Schedule 5, Part 1ZA, paragraph 9DB(2)
relevant transfer — a transfer of funds or economic resources located in Russia and owned, held or controlled by B, to a person concerned, in order to enable B to divest itself, either wholly or partially, of those funds or economic resources Schedule 5, Part 1ZA, paragraph 9DC(2)
responsible officer — a person in the service of the Crown or holding office under the Crown, acting in the course of that person's duty Section 63(3)
restricted technology — —
critical-industry technology;
dual-use technology;
military technology;
aviation and space technology;
oil refining technology;
quantum computing and advanced materials technology;
defence and security technology;
maritime technology Section 21(1)
Russian aircraft — an aircraft—
owned, chartered or operated by—
a designated person, or
a person connected with Russia, or
registered in Russia Section 57J(10)
Russia’s vulnerable goods — any thing specified in Schedule 3I other than any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 ... to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
Schedule 2A Section 21(1)
Russia’s vulnerable technology — any thing described in Schedule 3I as technology other than any thing for the time being specified in—
(but see paragraph (4CA));
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008;
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation Section 21(1)
Russia’s vulnerable goods — any thing specified in Schedule 3I other than any thing for the time being specified in—
Schedule 2 ... to the Export Control Order 2008,
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation, or
Schedule 2A Section 21(1)
Russia’s vulnerable technology — any thing described in Schedule 3I as technology other than any thing for the time being specified in—
(but see paragraph (4CA));
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008;
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation Section 21(1)
sales price — the sales price of the item or quantity specified excluding value added taxes Schedule 3A, Part 1, paragraph 1(2)
Schedule 3D revenue generating goods — any thing specified in Schedule 3D Section 46R
Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods — any thing specified in Schedule 3DA Section 46XA
second relevant day — 5th February 2023;
“ship” includes every description of vessel (including a hovercraft) used in navigation, except the naval, military or air-force ships of any country Section 46Z9A(1)
sector of strategic significance to the Government of Russia — —
the Russian chemicals sector;
the Russian construction sector;
the Russian defence sector;
the Russian electronics sector;
the Russian energy sector;
the Russian extractives sector;
the Russian financial services sector.
the Russian information, communications and digital technologies sector;
the Russian transport sector Section 6(7)
sectoral software and technology — any thing described in Schedule 3IA other than any thing for the time being specified in—
(but see paragraph (4CB));
Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008;
Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation,
“technical assistance”, in relation to goods or technology, means—
technical support relating to the repair, development, production, assembly, testing, use or maintenance of the goods or technology, or
any other technical service relating to the goods or technology;
.. Section 21(1)
segregating entity — —
a clearing member of a recognised central counterparty,
a participant in a designated system,
a designated system, or
a recognised body;
“trustee” has the meaning given in section 237 of FSMA;
“trust services” has the meaning given in regulation 18C(7) Section 60ZZB(7)
ships licence — a licence under regulation 65ZB Section 2
special administration regime — provision made by an enactment for an insolvency procedure that—
is similar or corresponds to the ordinary administration procedure provided for by Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 or Schedule B1 to the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, and
provides for the administrator to have one or more special objectives instead of or in addition to the objectives of ordinary administration Schedule 5, Part 1ZB, paragraph 9DD(2)
specific commercial use — the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions, including—
car air-bag inflaters;
electric-surge arresters;
fire sprinkler actuators Schedule 3C, Part 3, paragraph 5(4)
specified — specified in a direction under this regulation Section 69(5)
specified services — any of the following—
drilling;
well testing;
logging and completion services;
supply of specialised floating vessels Section 46(4)
specified ship — a ship specified by the Secretary of State under regulation 57F (specification of ships) for the purposes of this regulation Section 46AA(5)
specified ship — a ship specified by the Secretary of State under regulation 57F (specification of ships) for the purposes of this regulation Section 46AB(5)
specified ship — a ship specified by the Secretary of State under regulation 57F (specification of ships) Section 57I(4)
specified ship — a ship specified by the Secretary of State under regulation 57F (specification of ships) for the purposes of this regulation Section 57ZA(5)
statement of reasons — a brief statement of the matters that the Secretary of State knows, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, in relation to the person—
in the case of a designation under the standard procedure, which have led the Secretary of State to make the designation, and
in the case of a designation under the urgent procedure, as a result of which the person does not cease to be a designated person at the end of the period mentioned in regulation 5A(7) or (8) (as the case may be) Section 8(4)
stored program controlled — a control using instructions stored in an electronic storage that a processor can execute in order to direct the performance of predetermined functions, and equipment may be “stored program controlled” whether the electronic storage is internal or external to the equipment Schedule 2A, Part 1, paragraph 2(1)
synthetic diamonds — any thing falling within the following commodity codes—
7104 21 (synthetic or reconstructed diamonds, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped); or
7104 91 (synthetic or reconstructed diamonds, other than unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped) Section 46Z16V(1)
systems data — any data that enables or facilitates, or identifies or describes anything connected with enabling or facilitating, the functioning of a telecommunication system (including any apparatus forming part of the system) Section 21A(7)
technical assistance — the provision of technical support or any other technical service Section 30(4)
technical assistance — the provision of technical support or any other technical service Section 54(4)
technology relating to chemical and biological weapons — any thing specified as technology or software in Part 4 of Schedule 3C (except any thing for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 or in Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation), other than technology which is—
the minimum necessary for—
the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of any goods which are not subject to a prohibition under this Part, or
patent applications,
in the public domain,
a medical device, or
used for basic scientific research;
“transfer” has the meaning given in paragraph 37 of Schedule 1 to the Act Section 21(1)
terminal interface equipment — equipment at which information enters or leaves the telecommunication systems, for example a telephone, data device, computer, or facsimile device Schedule 2A, Part 1, paragraph 2(1)
the 1991 Central Product Classification — the Provisional Central Product Classification published by the United Nations in 1991, Statistical Papers Series M, No. 77 Schedule 3J, paragraph 1(2)
the 1999 Regulations — the Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality) Regulations 1999;
“authorised unit trust scheme” has the meaning given in section 237 of FSMA (other definitions);
“clearing member” has the meaning given in section 190(1) of the Companies Act 1989 (minor definitions);
“community amateur sports club” has the meaning given in section 658 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (meaning of “community amateur sports club” and “registered club”);
“default arrangements” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 1999 Regulations (interpretation);
“default rules” has the meaning given in section 188 of the Companies Act 1989 (meaning of “default rules” and related expressions);
“designated person” has the meaning given in regulation 18C(7);
“designated system” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 1999 Regulations;
“the operator” has the meaning given in section 237 of FSMA;
“participant” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 1999 Regulations;
“person connected with Russia” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 19A(2);
“recognised body” has the meaning given in section 313 of FSMA (interpretation of Part XVIII);
“recognised central counterparty” has… Section 60ZZB(7)
the 2002 Central Product Classification — the Central Product Classification published by the United Nations in 2002, Statistical Papers Series M, No. 77, Version 1.1 Schedule 3J, paragraph 1(2)
the 2015 Central Product Classification — the Central Product Classification published by the United Nations in 2015, Statistical Papers Series M, No. 77, Version 2.1 Schedule 3J, paragraph 1(2)
the Act — the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 Section 2
the ANO — the Air Navigation Order 2016 Section 57O(1)
the Commissioners — the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
“conduct” includes acts and omissions Section 2
the Dual-Use Regulation — Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items Section 21(1)
the EU Russia Regulations — the following, as they have effect in EU law—
Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 (concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine) ,
Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 of 23 June 2014 (concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol) , and
Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 (concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine) ;
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“non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts” means the parts of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts which are for the time being controlled by an authority other than the Government of Ukraine Section 2
the Goods Classification Table — the table so named in Annex Ⅰ in Part Three of the Tariff of the United Kingdom Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 1(3)
the relevant date — —
in the case of investments in relation to Crimea, 20th December 2014;
in the case of investments in relation to non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, 23rd February 2022.
in the case of investments in relation to non-government controlled areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, 20th June 2023 Section 60(3)
the relevant regulations of this Part — regulations 57A, 57C, 57D and 57E Section 57I(4)
the Tariff of the United Kingdom — the document containing the legal classification and import rate for products being imported into the United Kingdom, entitled “The Tariff of the United Kingdom”, as revised or re-issued from time to time , including by any document published under regulations made under section 8(1) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 replacing the same in whole or in part Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 1(3)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 24(4)
third country — —
for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) and (b), a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia,
for the purposes of any other provision of paragraph (1), a country that is not the United Kingdom or Russia Section 29(4)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man Section 30C(4)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 41(4)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 45(4)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46B(5)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46C
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46F(4)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46IA(1)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46IF
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46N(5)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46R
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46XA
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Y(5)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z16A(1)
third country — a country which is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z16J
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z16Q(1)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z16V(1)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z23A
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z29A(1)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z30(5)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z38(4)
third country — any country other than the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z9A(1)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 46Z9E(1)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or non-government controlled Ukrainian territory Section 49(4)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or non-government controlled Ukrainian territory Section 53(4)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Russia, or non-government controlled Ukrainian territory Section 57F(7)
third country — a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or Russia Section 60K(3)
trade licence — a licence under regulation 65 Section 2
transferable security — a security, negotiable on the capital market, of any of the following kinds, but excluding instruments of payment—
shares in companies and other securities equivalent to shares in companies, partnerships or other entities, and depositary receipts in respect of shares;
bonds or other forms of securitised debt, including depositary receipts in respect of such securities;
any other securities giving the right to purchase or sell any security of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) Section 16(10)
Treasury licence — a licence under regulation 64(1); the Section 2
trust services — —
the creation of a trust or similar arrangement,
the provision of a registered office, business address, correspondence address or administrative address for a trust or similar arrangement,
the operation or management of a trust or similar arrangement, ...
acting or arranging for another person to act as trustee of a trust or similar arrangement, where “trustee”, in relation to an arrangement similar to a trust, means a person who holds an equivalent or similar position to a trustee of a trust , or
acting as a nominee shareholder Section 18C(7)
UK credit or financial institution — —
a person that has permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (permission to carry on regulated activities), or
an undertaking domiciled in the United Kingdom which by way of business—
operates a currency exchange office,
transmits money (or any representation of monetary value) by any means, or
cashes cheques that are made payable to customers Section 17A(6)
UK entity — a person, other than an individual, incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the United Kingdom Schedule 5, Part 1ZA, paragraph 9DA
UK petroleum project — an oil or gas exploration or production project that is wholly or partially located within—
the United Kingdom;
waters adjacent to the United Kingdom up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea, or the seabed and subsoil below them;
areas from time to time designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (designation of areas of continental shelf), and any waters within the limits of such areas Section 60I(3)
UK subsidiary undertaking — a subsidiary undertaking that is incorporated or formed under the law of the United Kingdom Section 60DA(9)
UK undertaking — an undertaking within the meaning given in section 1161 of the Companies Act 2006 that is incorporated or formed under the law of the United Kingdom Section 60DA(9)
Ukraine Financial Sanctions Regulations — —
The Ukraine (European Union Financial Sanctions) (No.2) Regulations 2014 , and
The Ukraine (European Union Financial Sanctions) (No.3) Regulations 2014 ;
“United Kingdom person” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Act Section 2
unauthorised unit trust scheme — a “unit trust scheme” within section 237(1) of FSMA that is not an authorised unit trust scheme Section 60ZZB(7)
uranium — any thing specified in Schedule 3HA Section 46Z23A
vaccine — a medicinal (or veterinary) product in a pharmaceutical formulation that is—
intended to stimulate a protective immunological response in humans or animals in order to prevent disease in those to whom or to which it is administered, and
pre-packaged for distribution as a medicinal product Schedule 3C, Part 5, paragraph 11
work of art — anything which, in accordance with section 21(6) to (6B) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (value of imported goods), is a work of art for the purposes of section 21(5)(a) of that Act Section 71(3G)
working day — any day other than—
Saturday or Sunday,
Christmas Day or Good Friday, or
a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom Section 2