UK Statutory Instrument
2023
United Kingdom
The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023
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1 compliance obligation
What this Act requires
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Schedules
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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 9(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”
Firearms and related goods
Thermal imaging equipment.
Image intensifier tubes.
Razor barbed wire.
The following types of knives— (a) knives that are designed...
Production equipment
Software and technology
Any technology which is specially designed for the development, production...
Interpretation
Simulators for training persons to use firearms.
Bombs and grenades.
Vehicles
Explosive substances and related goods
Linear cutting explosive charges.
The following explosives and related substances— (a) amatol;
Other goods
Night vision equipment.
Interception and monitoring equipment
Any software which can perform any of the functions described...
Other software and other technology
Interpretation
Acronyms and abbreviations used in this Schedule
Interpretation
Software defined radios designed or modified for use on unmanned...
Single board computers for use in unmanned aerial vehicles.
Video encoding devices for use in unmanned aerial vehicles.
Technology, designed or specifically adapted for the test, development or...
For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have...
Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...
Equipment specially designed for satellite navigation equipment, including aerials and...
Airborne laser rangefinder.
LIDAR systems.
Pitot tubes and air measurement sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles....
Engine fuel management systems and pressure transmitter for use in...
Software programming devices for use with unmanned aerial vehicles.
Interpretation
Prior obligations
Medical goods or services
Food
Insolvency
Basic needs
Legal services
Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
Extraordinary expenses
Judicial decisions etc
Humanitarian assistance activities etc.
Diplomatic missions
Extraordinary situation
Finance: reporting obligations
- Report suspected designated persons and breaches to the Treasury
Browse 105 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
Purposes
Power to designate persons
Conditions for the designation of persons by name
Conditions for the designation of persons by description
Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”
Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
Notification and publicity where power to designate by name is used
Confidential information in certain cases where power to designate by name is used
Notification and publicity where power to designate by description is used
Confidential information in certain cases where power to designate by description is used
Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3
Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
Making funds available to designated persons
Making funds available for benefit of designated persons
Making economic resources available to designated persons
Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons
Circumventing etc. prohibitions
Director disqualification sanctions
Immigration
Definition of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”
Definition of “internal repression goods” and “internal repression technology”
Definition of “interception and monitoring goods” and “interception and monitoring technology”
Definition of “interception and monitoring services”
Interpretation of other expressions used in this Part
Export of restricted goods
Supply and delivery of restricted goods
Making restricted goods and restricted technology available
Transfer of restricted technology
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
Provision of interception and monitoring services
Interpretation
Export of goods of strategic concern
Supply and delivery of goods of strategic concern
Making goods of strategic concern and technology of strategic concern available
Transfer of technology of strategic concern
Technical assistance relating to goods of strategic concern and technology of strategic concern
Financial services and funds relating to goods of strategic concern and technology of strategic concern
Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to goods of strategic concern and technology of strategic concern
Circumventing etc. prohibitions
Trade: end-use control
Defences
Prohibition on port entry
Directions prohibiting port entry
Movement of ships
Detention of ships
Registration of ships in the United Kingdom
Specification of ships
Notification and publicity where specification power used
Directions under this Part: general
Interpretation of Part 7
Finance: exceptions from prohibitions
Finance: exception from prohibitions for required payments
Trade: exception for emergencies in certain cases
Trade: exceptions in relation to personal effects etc.
Ships: exceptions from prohibition on port entry
Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
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
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 9: supplementary
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
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 11
Notices
Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008
Trade: overlapping offences
Revocation of the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations
Savings
Transitional provision: Treasury licences
Transitional provision: trade licences
Transitional provisions: prior obligations
Interpretation of Part 12
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