1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Part 1 of table in Schedule 2 amended
5	Part 2 of table in Schedule 2 amended
	Schedule New items inserted into table in Schedule 2
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 7) 2023.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 11 August 2023.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022.

4 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 the Schedule of these regulations.

5 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 the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule New items inserted into table in Schedule 2

rr 4, 5

Part 1 Further entities that are sanctioned

Agat-Control Systems OJSC		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
BPS Sberbank OJSC		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Volatavto OJSC		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
VTB Bank (Belarus) JSC		rr 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11

Part 2 Further individuals who are sanctioned

Aleksandr Krivets		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Pashkevich		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Dmitry Alexandrovich Vinnikov		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Oleg Anatolyevich Eibatov		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11
Yuri Pyzhik		rr 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11

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, which come into force on 11 August 2023, 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 given to Russia from any other country or person in connection with those actions).

These regulations—

add the names of entities so that the sanctions regime applies to them (regulation 4):
add the names of individuals so that the sanctions regime applies to them (regulation 5).

These entities and individuals are Belarusian key military personnel, Belarusian financial institutions, and Belarusian state-owned enterprises providing material or strategic support to Russia.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 10 August 2023.

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

Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 7) 2023