Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 2909

Criminal Law

The Iran (European Union Financial Sanctions) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2012

Made

20th November 2012

Laid before Parliament

21st November 2012

Coming into force

22nd November 2012

The Treasury are designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to restrictive measures against persons or bodies listed by an international organisation.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act and it appears to the Treasury that it is expedient for any reference to Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012(3) concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972, make the following Regulations:

(1)

S.I. 2010/1834.

(2)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule, Part 1.

(3)

OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p1. Annex IX was most recently amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2012 of 6 November 2012 (OJ L 307, 07.11.2012, p5).