The Iran (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2016

This Statutory Instrument addresses an omission in S.I. 2016/371 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 1120

Overseas Territories

The Iran (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2016

Made

16th November 2016

Laid before Parliament

23rd November 2016

Coming into force

14th December 2016

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of November 2016

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Under article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council of the United Nations has, by resolution adopted on 20th July 2015(1), called upon Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to apply certain measures to give effect to decisions of the Council in relation to Iran:

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946(2), section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 1833(3), the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945(4), and all of the other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Iran (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2016 and comes into force on 14th December 2016.

(2) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Iran (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2016(5).

(3) This Order extends to the territories listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Order.

Amendments to the principal Order

2.—(1) The principal Order is amended as follows.

(2) In articles 9(2), 10(2), 12(2) and 14(2), for “carriage from any place outside Iran to any destination in Iran”, substitute—

“carriage—

(a) from any place outside Iran to any destination in Iran; or

(b) from any place in Iran to any destination outside Iran.”.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Iran (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/371) (“the principal Order”). It is being issued free of charge as it rectifies an omission from the principal Order.

Articles 9(2), 10(2), 12(2) and 14(2) of the principal Order prohibit the use of ships, aircraft and vehicles to carry certain goods to Iran. The amendments in this Order extend those prohibitions to include the carriage of the specified goods from Iran to any destination outside Iran.

(1)

S/RES/2231 (2015).

(2)

1946 c.45.

(3)

1833 c.85.

(4)

1887 c.54 and 1945 c.7.

(5)

S.I. 2016/371, amended by S.I. 2016/560.