The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendments to Chapter 4 of Part 6 (unmanned aerial vehicles)

3.—(1) In the heading of Chapter 4 of Part 6, for “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, substitute “Goods and Technology of Strategic Concern”.

(2) For regulation 36 (interpretation), substitute—

“36.   In this Chapter—

“goods of strategic concern” means any thing specified in Schedule 4, other than—

(a)

any thing which is technology of strategic concern,

(b)

any tangible storage medium on which technology of strategic concern is recorded or from which it can be derived,

(c)

any thing for the time being specified in—

(i)

Schedule 2 of the Export Control Order 2008(1), or

(ii)

Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation(2), or

(d)

any thing for the time being falling within Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(3);

“technology of strategic concern” means any thing which is described in Schedule 4 as software or technology, within the meaning of that Schedule, other than—

(a)

any thing for the time being specified in—

(i)

Schedule 2 of the Export Control Order 2008, or

(ii)

Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, or

(b)

any thing for the time being falling within Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.”.

(3) In the following regulations, for “unmanned aerial vehicle goods”, in each place it occurs, substitute “goods of strategic concern”—

(a) regulation 37 (export of unmanned aerial vehicle goods) (including the heading);

(b) regulation 38 (supply and delivery of unmanned aerial vehicle goods) (including the heading);

(c) regulation 39 (making unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology available) (including the heading);

(d) regulation 41 (technical assistance relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology) (including the heading);

(e) regulation 42 (financial services and funds relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology) (including the heading);

(f) regulation 43 (brokering services: non-UK activity relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology) (including the heading).

(4) In the following regulations, for “unmanned aerial vehicle technology”, in each place it occurs, substitute “technology of strategic concern”—

(a) regulation 39 (making unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology available) (including the heading);

(b) regulation 40 (transfer of unmanned aerial vehicle technology) (including the heading);

(c) regulation 41 (technical assistance relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology) (including the heading);

(d) regulation 42 (financial services and funds relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology) (including the heading);

(e) regulation 43 (brokering services relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology) (including the heading).

(1)

S.I. 2008/3231. Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2017/85 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2017/697, S.I. 2018/165, S.I. 2018/939, S.I. 2019/137, S.I. 2019/989, S.I. 2021/586, S.I. 2022/1042, S.I. 2023/302, and S.I. 2024/346. There are other instruments which amend other parts of the Order.

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items.

(3)

S.I. 2019/461.