Restricted and prohibited goods

Use of ships, aircraft and vehicles for carriage of prohibited goods to Iran8

1

A person falling within paragraph (2) (“P”) commits an offence if P knowingly—

a

uses a relevant ship or aircraft for the carriage of prohibited goods, or

b

uses any vehicle within the Territory for the carriage of prohibited goods,

if the carriage is, or forms part of, carriage from any place outside Iran to any destination in Iran.

2

The following persons fall within this paragraph—

a

a person to whom this Order applies;

b

in the case of a ship registered in the Territory, the owner or master of the ship;

c

in the case of any other ship the person to whom the ship is for the time being chartered if the person is a person to whom this Order applies;

d

in the case of an aircraft registered in the Territory, the operator or commander of the aircraft;

e

in the case of any other aircraft the person to whom the aircraft is for the time being chartered if the person is a person to whom this Order applies; or

f

in the case of a vehicle, the operator or driver of the vehicle.

3

Paragraph (1) does not apply if P is acting under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this Order.

4

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), “a relevant ship or aircraft” means—

a

a ship or aircraft registered in the Territory, or

b

any other ship or aircraft that is for the time being chartered to a person to whom this Order applies.

5

This article is without prejudice to any other provision of law prohibiting or restricting the use of ships, aircraft or vehicles.