UK Offence Report

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

UK Statutory Instrument 2025 No. 504 — creates 6 criminal offences.

6offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
22 April 2025
In force from
24 April 2025
Extent
Not stated
Subject
International sanctions, export control and trade restrictions
Made under
Parliament under section 55(3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, 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). Regulations 3 to 16 amend the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855) (“the 2019 Regulations”). Regulation 17 makes transitional provision. Regulation 3, for the purposes of the imposition of trade sanctions in Part 5, adds definitions of “energy-related technology”, “G7 dependency and further technology”, “Russia’s vulnerable technology” and “sectoral software and technology”. Regulations 4, 5, 8 and 9 impose the corresponding prohibitions (“the new prohibitions”) and regulation 16(26) and Schedule 5 add relevant definitions in relation to the “sectoral software and technology” prohibitions. Regulation 7 imposes prohibitions in relation to the import of relevant processed synthetic diamonds. Regulation 6 makes a consequential amendment. Regulations 10 to 14 create exceptions to the new prohibitions. Regulation 15 both prescribes offences created by these Regulations and other regulations amending the 2019 Regulations, the suspected commission of which may be referred to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for investigation, and creates exceptions to such referrals in certain cases. Regulation 16 amends certain Schedules to the 2019 Regulations. The transitional provision in regulation 17 relates to licences issued under regulation 65 of the 2019 Regulations. These licences ensure that the licence holder is not subject to certain prohibitions in those Regulations in respect of the activities specified in the licence. Regulation 17 provides that such licences issued before these Regulations come into force, will continue to apply on and after that date in respect of certain activities which would otherwise be subject to the new prohibitions. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

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What Parliament said about it

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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.

Procedural history

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