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

Amendment of Chapter 4 of Part 5

4.—(1) Chapter 4 of Part 5 (energy-related goods and related activities) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading of the Chapter, after “Energy-related goods” insert “, energy-related technology”.

(3) In the headings of regulations 42, 43, 44 and 45, after “energy-related goods” insert “and energy-related technology”.

(4) In regulation 44(3), for “energy related goods” wherever those words occur, substitute “energy-related goods”.

(5) In the provisions specified in paragraph (6), after “energy-related goods” insert “or energy-related technology”.

(6) Those provisions are—

(a)regulation 42(1) and (1A);

(b)regulation 43(1);

(c)regulation 44(1)(c) and (d) and (3)(c) and (d);

(d)regulation 45(1)(b) and (c).

(7) In regulations 42(3) and 43(3)(b), after “goods” insert “or technology”.

(8) After regulation 42 insert—

Transfer of energy-related technology

42A.—(1) A person must not transfer energy-related technology—

(a)to a person connected with Russia;

(b)to a place in Russia.

(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 person was connected with Russia;

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

(9) In regulation 44—

(a)omit “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(c);

(b)after paragraph (1)(c) insert—

“(ca)the transfer of energy-related technology, or”;

(c)after paragraph (3)(c) insert—

“(ca)the transfer of energy-related technology—

(i)to a person connected with Russia, or

(ii)to a place in Russia; or”.

(10) In regulation 45, after paragraph (1)(c) insert—

“(ca)the transfer of energy-related technology from a place in a third country—

(i)to a person connected with Russia, or

(ii)to a place in Russia;”.