The Iran (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012

Restricted and prohibited goods

Supply of restricted goods to Iran

4.—(1) A person to whom this Order applies (“P”) commits an offence if P knowingly—

(a) supplies or delivers, or agrees to supply or deliver, restricted goods to any person or destination in Iran, or

(b) does anything else calculated to promote the supply or delivery of restricted goods to any person or destination in Iran.

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

Exportation of restricted goods to Iran

5.—(1) A person to whom this Order applies (“P”) commits an offence if P knowingly exports, or attempts to export, restricted goods from the Territory—

(a) to any destination in Iran, or

(b) to any other destination for the purpose of delivery (directly or indirectly) to, or to the order of, any person in Iran.

(2) Restricted goods which are exported, or attempted to be exported, in contravention of paragraph (1) may be forfeited, disposed of or transferred as appropriate.

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

(4) If, but for this paragraph, P would be guilty of an offence under this article and article 4, P is not guilty of an offence under this article.

Provision of assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance or use of restricted goods

6.—(1) A person to whom this Order applies (“P”) commits an offence if P knowingly provides (directly or indirectly) assistance relating to—

(a) the sale, supply, transfer of restricted goods to a person or destination in Iran, or

(b) the maintenance, manufacture or use of restricted goods by a person in Iran.

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

Procurement of restricted goods from Iran

7.—(1) A person to whom this Order applies (“P”) commits an offence if P knowingly procures, or attempt to procure, restricted goods from Iran.

(2) Restricted goods which are procured, or attempted to be procured, in contravention of paragraph (1) may be forfeited, disposed of or transferred as appropriate.

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

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

8.—(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.

Provision of services to ships and aircraft carrying prohibited goods

9.—(1) A person to whom this Order applies (“P”) commits an offence if P knowingly provides a relevant service to—

(a) a vessel owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by an Iranian person, entity or body that P reasonably believes to be carrying prohibited goods, or

(b) a cargo aircraft owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by an Iranian person, entity or body that P reasonably believes to be carrying prohibited goods.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “relevant service” means—

(a) any servicing of a vessel, including bunkering or ship supply services, or

(b) in the case of a cargo aircraft, engineering or maintenance services.

(3) Paragraph (1) applies until any cargo being carried by the vessel or aircraft has been inspected and, if necessary, seized or disposed of.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply if—

(a) P is acting under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor under this Order, or

(b) the relevant service is necessary for humanitarian or safety purposes.