Transitional provision

17.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies in relation to each licence issued by the Secretary of State which—

(a)was in effect immediately before the operative day; and

(b)authorises an act which would otherwise be prohibited, on and after the operative day, by Chapter 4, 4H, 4M, 6 or 6B of Part 5 (Trade) of the 2019 Regulations,

and such a licence is referred to in this regulation as an “existing licence”.

(2) A licence is deemed to have been issued by the Secretary of State at the beginning of the operative day under regulation 65 (Trade licences) of the 2019 Regulations, disapplying every provision of Part 5 of the 2019 Regulations which would, in the absence of this paragraph, prohibit a relevant act.

(3) In this regulation—

“the 2019 Regulations” means the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019;

“the operative day” means the day on which these Regulations come into force;

“relevant act” means an act specified in paragraph (4).

(4) The relevant acts for the purposes of this regulation are the transfer or making available of the minimum software and technology, or the direct or indirect provision of services required, for—

(a)the installation, maintenance, operation and repair of the goods specified in the existing licence; or

(b)the direct or indirect provision of the services specified in the existing licence.