the price of the oil in the most recent transaction before the oil passes through customs control of a country (other than Russia) does not exceed the specified unit price:

(B)

the ship transporting the oil is not a ship listed in Schedule 6; or

6 Regulation 12 amended (Sanctions on assets and services do not apply in certain circumstances)

Replace regulation 12(7)(b) with:

(b)

if the New Zealand person is a lawyer, for the purpose of providing legal services—

(i)

in connection with the Act or these regulations; or

(ii)

in relation to a proceeding before a New Zealand court or tribunal (whether the proceeding has commenced or is reasonably in contemplation); or

(iii)

in relation to the conduct of a mediation, conciliation, or arbitration in New Zealand; or

(ba)

if the New Zealand person is authorised to practise as a member of the legal profession in a jurisdiction outside New Zealand, for the purpose of providing services that correspond with those specified in paragraph (b) in that jurisdiction; or

(bb)

if the New Zealand person is suitably qualified to act as a mediator, conciliator, or arbitrator in New Zealand or outside New Zealand, for the purpose of acting in that role in the jurisdiction in which they are qualified to act; or

7 Part 1 of table in Schedule 2 amended

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

8 Part 2 of table in Schedule 2 amended

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

9 New Schedule 6 inserted

After Schedule 5, insert the Schedule 6 set out in Schedule 2 of these regulations.

Schedule 1 New items inserted into table in Schedule 2

rr 7, 8

Schedule 1 Part 1: editorial correction made by the PCO, on 11 July 2025, under sections 86(1) and 87(1)(i) of the Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 58).

Part 1 Further entities that are sanctioned

Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line Group		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Joint Stock Company Kalashnikov Concern		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Joint Stock Company Legmash Plant		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Limited Liability Company Aeroscan		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Public Joint Stock Company Yakovlev		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
UAVHeli		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11

Part 2 Further individuals who are sanctioned

Alexsandr Vyacheslavovich Zakharov		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Ali Shadmani		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Kim Jong-Sik		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Kim Su-Gil		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Mohammad Reza Modarres Khiabani		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Nikita Alexsandrovich Zakharov		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
O Yong-Ho		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Pak Jong-Chon		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vladimir Vladimirovich Chudakov		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Vladislav Nikolaevich Pavlenko		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11

Schedule 2 New Schedule 6 inserted

r 9

Schedule 6 Prohibited ships

rr 8(1)(c), 11(3)(c)(i)(B)

International Maritime Organization ship identification number
9243148
9281011
9282479
9285835
9286657
9288693
9288710
9288722
9288746
9288899
9296391
9299898
9317949
9318539
9321689
9331141
9332781
9332810
9333424
9333436
9353096
9411020
9412359
9413573
9418494
9610810
9953523

Rachel Hayward,
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 amend the Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022 (the principal regulations). The regulations come into force on 19 June 2025, except regulation 6, which comes into force on 17 July 2025.

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 given to Russia from any other country or person in connection with those actions).

Regulation 4 amends the principal regulations to prohibit ships specified in new Schedule 6 (the specified ships) from entering a port in New Zealand.

Regulation 5 amends the principal regulations to ensure that certain services in relation to the transport of oil of Russian origin by the specified ships remain prohibited irrespective of that oil’s price.

The specified ships are ships that form part of Russia’s shadow fleet and are involved in the transport of Russian oil.

Regulation 6 replaces regulation 12(7)(b) of the principal regulations, which enables New Zealand lawyers to provide certain legal services despite the sanctions imposed in the principal regulations. This exception is expanded to enable—

a New Zealand person, whether qualified as a lawyer in New Zealand or overseas, to provide legal services in the jurisdiction in which they are qualified in a wider range of matters, including court proceedings; and
a New Zealand person to act as a mediator, conciliator, or arbitrator in the jurisdiction in which they are qualified, whether in New Zealand or overseas.

Regulations 7 and 8 add the names of entities and individuals to Schedule 2 of the principal regulations so that the sanctions regime applies to them. Those entities and individuals are—

actors contributing to Russia’s military-industrial complex through the production, purchase, distribution, or research of critical technologies and equipment; and
actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea that have provided military assistance to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and
actors from Iran that have facilitated the production or transfer of military equipment for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 18 June 2025.

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

Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2025