Sanctions Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2022. 2 These Regulations come into force at 5.00 p.m. on 18th July 2022. PART 1 General Amendment of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2 The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as set out in regulations 3 to 9. PART 2 Designation criteria Designation criteria 3 In regulation 6 (designation criteria)— a in paragraph (4)— i in sub-paragraph (d), after “trustee,” insert “or other manager” , ii in sub-paragraph (d)(ii), after “sub-paragraph (b) or (c)” for “.” substitute “;” , iii after sub-paragraph (d), insert— e holding the right, directly or indirectly, to nominate at least one director (whether executive or non-executive), trustee or equivalent of— i a Government of Russia-affiliated entity, or ii a person, other than an individual, which falls within sub-paragraph (b) or (c). ; b after paragraph (4), insert— 4A For the purposes of this regulation, a person is 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” if they work for, or are affiliated to, the Government of Russia, as— a an aide or adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, b a head or deputy-head of any public body, federal agency or service subordinate to the President of the Russian Federation, including the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, c a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, its Secretary or any of its Deputy Secretaries, d the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation or any deputy of the Chairman, e a Minister or Deputy Minister of any Ministry of the Russian Federation, f a Governor or member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, g a Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to a Federal District, or a regional Governor or Deputy Governor or equivalent, h a head or deputy head of any other public body or agency of the Government of the Russian Federation, i a member of the armed forces or law-enforcement organs of the Russian Federation of the rank of colonel, or equivalent, or higher, j a member of the Russian security and intelligence services of the rank of colonel, or equivalent, or higher, k a vice president, or equivalent position or higher, of a Government of Russia-affiliated entity, or l a director or manager, or equivalent position or higher, of a Government of Russia-affiliated entity. ; c for paragraph (6), substitute— 6 In paragraph (2)(d), being “associated with” a person includes— a obtaining a financial benefit or other material benefit from that person; b being an immediate family member of that person. ; d in paragraph (7)— i after the definition of “Government of Russia-affiliated entity”, insert— “ immediate family member ” means— 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. PART 3 Exceptions Trade: humanitarian exception 4 After regulation 61 (trade: exception for emergencies in certain cases), insert— Trade: exception for humanitarian assistance activity in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts 61ZA 1 A relevant prohibition is not contravened by a person (“ P ”) carrying out a relevant activity which is necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance activity in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts provided that P believes that carrying out the relevant activity is so necessary and there is no reasonable cause for P to suspect otherwise. 2 For the purposes of this regulation— “ humanitarian assistance activity ” includes the work of international and non-governmental organisations carrying out relief activities for the benefit of the civilian population of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts; “ relevant activity ” means any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene a relevant prohibition; “ relevant prohibition ” means— 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. PART 4 Miscellaneous amendments 5 In regulation 57I (interpretation of Part 6), for paragraph (1)(a) substitute— a “owned” by a person if— i the legal title to the ship, or to any share in the ship, is vested in the person, or in a person who is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by that person, or ii the person, or a person who is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by that person, has a beneficial interest in the ship or in any share in the ship; and . 6 In regulation 57O (interpretation of Part 6A), for paragraph (2) substitute— 2 For the purposes of this Part an aircraft is “owned” by a person if— a the legal title to the aircraft, or to any share in the aircraft, is vested in the person, or a person who is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by that person, or b the person, or a person who is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by that person, has a beneficial interest in the aircraft or in any share in the aircraft, and the reference to a legal title or other interest includes one held jointly with any other person or persons. 7 In regulation 76(2) (general trade licences: records), after “the following information” insert “, where appropriate,” . 8 In regulation 78(1)(b)(i) (disclosure of information), after “Part 6 (Ships)” insert “or Part 6A (Aircraft)” . 9 In regulation 94 (interpretation of Part 9), in the heading for “Part 9” substitute “Part 10” . Rehman Chishti Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office At 12.00 p.m. on 14th July 2022