UK Statutory Instrument
2019
United Kingdom
The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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What's here
1 compliance obligation
Who this Act binds
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- Any Person 1
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
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Part 1 — General
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Interpretation
Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
Purposes
Part 2 — Designation of persons
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Power to designate persons
Conditions for the designation of persons by name
Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”
Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
Notification and publicity where designation power used
Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used
Designation of persons named by or under UN Security Council Resolutions
Insolvency
Judicial decisions etc.
Part 3 — Finance
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Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
Making funds available to designated person
Making funds available for benefit of designated person
Making economic resources available to designated person
Making economic resources available for benefit of designated person
Financial messaging services
Circumventing etc prohibitions
Part 3A — Director disqualification sanctions
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Director disqualification sanctions
Part 4 — Immigration
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Immigration
Part 5 — Trade
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Meaning of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology” in this Chapter
Export of restricted goods to, or for use in, Iran
Supply and delivery of restricted goods from a third country to Iran
Making available restricted goods and restricted technology
Transfer of restricted technology to a place in Iran or a person connected with Iran
Technical assistance relating to restricted goods and restricted technology
Financial services and funds relating to restricted goods and restricted technology
Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to restricted goods and restricted technology
Import of certain goods from Iran
Supply and delivery of certain goods to a third country from a place in Iran
Acquisition of certain goods and technology which are located in Iran
Transfer of certain technology from a place in Iran
Arrangements relating to uranium mining and certain restricted goods and technology
Services in relation to certain ships and aircraft
Interpretation of this Part
Circumventing etc prohibitions
Trade: end-use control
Defences
Part 6 — Exceptions and licences
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Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
Finance: humanitarian exception
Finance: exception from prohibitions for required payments
Finance: exceptions relating to payment of Treasury debt
Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
Exception relating to services provided to certain ships and aircraft
Treasury licences
Director disqualification licences
Trade licences
Licences: general provisions
Finance: licensing offences
Director disqualification: licensing offences
Trade: licensing offences
Section 8B(1) to (3) of Immigration Act 1971: directions
Part 7 — Information and records
Finance: reporting obligations
- Report knowledge or suspicion of designated persons or sanctions breaches to Treasury Any Person
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Finance: reporting obligations for required payments
“Relevant firm”
Finance: powers to request information
Finance: production of documents
Finance: information offences
Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
General trade licences: records
General trade licences: inspection of records
Disclosure of information
Finance: disclosure to the Treasury
Part 7: supplementary
Part 8 — Enforcement
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Penalties for offences
Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc
Jurisdiction to try offences
Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty
Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Monetary penalties
Part 9 — Maritime enforcement
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Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
Maritime enforcement officers
Power to stop, board, search etc
Seizure power
Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
Interpretation of Part 9
Part 10 — Supplementary and final provision
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Notices
Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008
Trade: overlapping offences
Revocations
Transitional provision: Treasury licences
Transitional provision: trade licences
Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences
Transitional Provisions: prior obligations
Schedules
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Application of Schedule
Shares held by nominees
Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
“Arrangement” includes— (a) any scheme, agreement or understanding, whether or...
Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
Rights attached to shares held by way of security
Joint interests
Joint arrangements
Calculating shareholdings
Voting rights
In applying regulation 7(2) and this Schedule, the voting rights...
Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
A reference to a board of directors, in the case...
Shares or rights held “indirectly”
Basic needs
Extraordinary situation
Insolvency
Judicial decisions etc.
Prior obligations
(1) In this Schedule— “ designated person ” has the...
Legal services
Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
Extraordinary expenses
Pre-existing judicial decisions etc
Prior obligations
Activities related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Pre-existing judicial decisions etc.
Prior obligations
To enable anything that is necessary— (a) for activities directly...
Humanitarian assistance activities
Diplomatic missions etc
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Export Control Joint Unit
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