UK Offence Report

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2022

UK Statutory Instrument 2022 No. 452 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
13 April 2022
In force from
14 April 2022
Extent
Not stated
Subject
International sanctions, export control and trade restrictions
Made under
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations are made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) to amend the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855) (“the 2019 Regulations”). Regulations 3, 4 and 10 amend Part 5 of the 2019 Regulations, on trade, and insert related Schedules. New restrictions are imposed in relation to trade in— oil refining goods and technology (as specified in new Schedule 2D), quantum computing and advanced materials goods and technology (as specified in new Schedule 2E) luxury goods (as specified in new Schedule 3A), and iron and steel goods (as specified in new Schedule 3B). The goods specified in new Schedules 2D, 3A and 3B are specified by reference to commodity codes which are set out in the Tariff of the United Kingdom. Regulations 5, 6 and 7 provide for licensing and exceptions from the new restrictions, by amendments to Part 7 of the 2019 Regulations. Regulations 8 and 9 make consequential changes to enforcement provisions in Parts 9 and 10 of the 2019 Regulations. A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector has been published alongside these Regulations and is available from legislation.gov.uk or from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH.

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How Parliament handled it

Both Houses had to approve this instrument before it could take effect, and did so.

Procedure
Made affirmative — both Houses had to approve it
Could either House amend it?
No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.

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