Amendment of the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019U.K.
2.—(1) The Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M1 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3—
(a)in paragraph (3), for “In paragraphs (1) and (2)” substitute “ In this regulation ”;
(b)in paragraph (6), for “In paragraphs (4) and (5)” substitute “ In this regulation ”.
(3) In regulation 5(2), for “the provisions mentioned in each of the sub-paragraphs of” substitute “ different provisions mentioned in ”.
(4) In regulation 6(4)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “provision of” insert “ Part 3 (Finance) or ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “provision of”, in the second place that it occurs, insert “ Part 3 (Finance) or ”.
(5) In regulation 7(4), after “and” omit “,”.
(6) In regulation 22—
(a)in paragraph (4), omit “except for regulation 30 (provision of interception and monitoring services),”;
(b)omit paragraph (5).
(7) In regulation 30—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “a person connected with Iran” substitute “ the Government of Iran ”;
(b)in paragraph (3), for the words from “person to whom” to “with Iran” substitute “ services were provided to, or for the benefit of, the Government of Iran ”.
(8) In regulation 43—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a), after “controlled by” insert “ , or on behalf of, ”;
(b)in paragraph (7)(a)(i), after “controlled by” insert “ , or on behalf of, ”.
(9) In regulation 53(2), for the words before sub-paragraph (a) substitute “ Where an offence under these Regulations is committed outside the United Kingdom— ”.
(10) In regulation 58, for “and regulation 38” substitute “ or regulation 38 ”.
(11) In regulation 60(2)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for “exports” substitute “ export ”;
(b)for sub-paragraph (c), substitute—
“(c)a prohibition in regulation 25(1)(a) or (b) (making restricted goods and technology available);”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (d), for “and (b)”, substitute “ or (b) ”;
(d)after sub-paragraph (d)—
(i)for “.” substitute “ ; ”, and
(ii)insert—
“(e)a prohibition imposed by a condition of a trade licence in relation to any prohibition mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).”
(12) In regulation 65(2), for “regulation 60(2)(a) to (d)” substitute “ regulation 60(2)(a) to (e) ”.
(13) In regulation 67(a), after “article 34” insert “ , 37 or 38 ”.
(14) In regulation 70(2), after “existing financial sanctions licence” insert “ which authorises an act which would otherwise be prohibited ”.
(15) In Schedule 2—
(a)in paragraph 4(2), for “sub-paragraphs (a) to (e)” substitute “ sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (e) ”;
(b)in paragraph 8—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1), after “protection of” insert “ a ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “sub-paragraph (a) or (b), substitute “ sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) ”;
(c)in paragraph 16, for “to develop, produce or use” substitute “ for the development, production or use of ”;
(d)for paragraph 17 substitute—
“17.—(1) In this Schedule, “firearm” means any portable barrelled weapon that expels, is designed to expel or may be converted to expel, a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant.
(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the meaning given to them in the Dual-Use Regulation—
“development”;
“production”;
“software”;
“technology”;
“use”.”
(16) In Schedule 3—
(a)in paragraph 3, for “to develop, produce or use” substitute “ for the development, production or use of ”;
(b)for paragraph 4 substitute—
“4. For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the meaning given to them in the Dual-Use Regulation—
“development”;
“production”;
“software”;
“technology”;
“use”.”
(17) In Schedule 4—
(a)in paragraph 1, for the definition of “diplomatic mission” substitute—
““diplomatic mission”, and any reference to the functions of a diplomatic mission, are to be read in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations done at Vienna on 18 April 1961;”;
(b)in paragraphs 2(2)(b)(ii) and (iii), for “payments”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ payment ”.
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I1Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 4
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