PART 5U.K.Trade

[F1CHAPTER 4JU.K.Gold

Acquisition of gold from RussiaU.K.

46Z12.(1) A person must not directly or indirectly acquire gold which on or after the relevant day—

(a)originated in Russia; and

(b)is located in Russia,

with the intention of those goods entering the United Kingdom.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

(a)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the gold originated in Russia;

(b)it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the gold was located in Russia.]