Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 5) 2022

2022/137

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 5) 2022

Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, Administrator of the Government

Order in Council

At Wellington this 16th day of May 2022

Present:
The Hon Grant Robertson presiding in Council

These regulations are made under sections 9 and 32 of the Russia Sanctions Act 2022—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs made in accordance with section 8 of that Act.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 5) 2022.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 17 May 2022.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022.

4 Part 1 of Schedule 2 amended

In Schedule 2, table, Part 1, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order the items set out in Part 1 of the Schedule of these regulations.

5 Part 2 of Schedule 2 amended

(1)

In Schedule 2, table, Part 2, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order the items set out in Part 2 of the Schedule of these regulations.

(2)

In Schedule 2, table, Part 2, second column, opposite each of the names specified in Part 3 of the Schedule of these regulations, replace “r 7” with “rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11”.

6 Schedule 3 amended

In Schedule 3, revoke the item relating to code 8903.92 of the Harmonised System.

Amendments to Russia Sanctions Act 2022

7 Principal Act

Regulation 8 amends the Russia Sanctions Act 2022.

8 Section 31 amended (Power to use and disclose information supplied or obtained under other enactments for purposes of this Act)

(1)

After section 31(3)(i), insert:

(ia)

the Fisheries Act 1996:

(2)

After section 31(3)(n), insert:

(na)

the KiwiSaver Act 2006:

Schedule New items inserted into Schedule 2

rr 4, 5

Part 1 Further entities that are sanctioned

LLC Synesisrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Oboronnye Initsiativyrr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
OKB TSP Scientific Production Limited Liability Company (OKB TSP)rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
State Authority For Military Industry Of The Republic Of Belarus (SAMI)rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11

Part 2 Further individuals who are sanctioned

Aleksandr Viktorovich Naumenko rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Alexander Ivanovich Basrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Alexander Ryhoravich Lukashenkorr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Anatoliy Anatolievich Bulavkorr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Dmitri Ivanovich Surovichrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Dmitry Alexandrovich Zabrotskyrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Dmitry Anatolievich Miholaprr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Dmitry Leontievich Bekrenrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Igor Vladimirovich Mozhilovskyrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Ivan Josephovich Boguslavskyrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Leonid Viktorovich Kasinskyrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Oleg Leonidovich Voinovrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Oleg Nikolayevich Kopylrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Sergei Anatolievich Sautarr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Sergey Nikolayevich Grinyukrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vadim Anatolyevich Lukashevichrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vadim Evgenievich Shadurarr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Valery Ivanovich Yanushkevichrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Victor Vladimirovich Soykorr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vitaly Fridrikhovich Kilchevskyrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kulazhinrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Lenkevichrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Yuri Mikhailovich Peyganovichrr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11

Part 3 Additional sanctions to apply

Aleksandr Grigorievich Volfovich

Aliaksander Piatrovich Vetsianevich

Aliaksandr Mikalaevich Zaitsau

Aliaksandr Yauhenavich Shatrou

Aliaksei Ivanavich Rymasheuski

Andrei Burdyko

Andrey Zhuk

Dmitry Pantus

Sergei Simonenko

Viachaslau Yevgenyevich Rassalai

Victor Vladimirovich Gulevic

Viktor Gennadievich Khrenin

Janine Harvey,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 17 May 2022, amend the Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022 (the principal regulations).

All the amendments fulfil the purpose of the principal regulations, which is to give effect to the Russia Sanctions Act 2022 by imposing sanctions in response to Russia’s military actions in relation to Ukraine (and in response to any assistance from any other country or person).

Additional entities and individuals are added to the sanctions regime, in particular so that the principal regulations apply to named Belarusian political and military individuals and entities on the basis that they are enabling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (see regulations 4 and 5).

Further sanctions are applied to individuals who are already subject to the travel ban in regulation 7 of the principal regulations. Thus the individuals are already included in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the principal regulations. Regulation 5(2) of these regulations extends to those individuals the full range of sanctions in the principal regulations (regulations 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, and 11).

These regulations also amend section 31(3) of the Russia Sanctions Act 2022 to include the Fisheries Act 1996 and the KiwiSaver Act 2006 as Acts in relation to which information supplied or obtained under other enactments may be used and disclosed for the purposes of the Russia Sanctions Act 2022.

Schedule 3 of the principal regulations, which relates to prohibited exports, is amended by regulation 6 of these regulations to revoke the item relating to the Harmonised System (HS) Code 8903.92, because that code has been replaced already in Schedule 3 by HS Codes 8903.31, 8903.32, and 8903.33.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 16 May 2022.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.