The Iran (Financial Sanctions) Order 2007

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(1);

“body corporate” includes a Scottish partnership;

“designated person” has the meaning given by article 3;

“document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form;

“economic resources” means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but can be used to obtain funds, goods or services;

“funds” means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including (but not limited to)—

(a)

cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;

(b)

deposits with relevant institutions or other persons, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;

(c)

publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivative products;

(d)

interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;

(e)

credit, rights of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;

(f)

letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale;

(g)

documents providing evidence of an interest in funds or financial resources;

(h)

any other instrument of export financing;

“officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means—

(a)

in relation to a Scottish partnership, a partner, and

(b)

in relation to any other body corporate, a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any person who has purported to act in any such capacity;

“relevant institution” means—

(a)

a person who has permission under Part 4 of the 2000 Act; and

an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act(2) which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule(3) as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12 of that Schedule to accept deposits;

“Sanctions Committee” means the committee of the Security Council established under the Security Council Resolution;

“Security Council” means the Security Council of the United Nations;

“Security Council Resolution” means resolution 1737(2006) adopted by the Security Council on 23rd December 2006.

(2) The definition of “relevant institution” in paragraph (1) must be read with—

(a) section 22 of the 2000 Act;

(b) any relevant order under that section; and

(c) Schedule 2 to that Act.

(1)

2000 c.8.

(2)

2000 c.8.

(3)

As amended by S.I.2003/2066.