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The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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Arrangements relating to uranium mining and certain restricted goods and technologyU.K.

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32.—(1) A person must not enter into an arrangement with a relevant person (“P”) where the object or effect of that arrangement is to enable P to participate in, or increase P's participation in—

(a)a commercial activity involving uranium mining;

(b)a commercial activity involving the production or use of nuclear-list goods falling within paragraph (2) or nuclear-list technology falling within paragraph (2);

(c)a commercial activity involving missile-list goods or missile-list technology;

(d)a commercial activity involving the production of military goods or military technology; or

(e)a commercial activity involving other restricted goods or other restricted technology.

(2) Nuclear-list goods and nuclear-list technology fall within this paragraph if they are specified from time to time in the International Atomic Energy Agency document mentioned in regulation 34(2)(a)(i) or in any different version of that document as mentioned in regulation 34(2)(b).

(3) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (Exceptions and licences).

(4) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence but it is a defence to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the arrangement was an arrangement mentioned in that paragraph.

(5) In this regulation—

arrangement” includes the acceptance of a loan or credit from a relevant person;

commercial activity” means an activity which is carried on for a commercial purpose;

participation” includes participation independently or as part of a joint venture or partnership (and “participate” is to be construed accordingly);

relevant person” means—

(a)

a person connected with Iran;

(b)

any person acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, a person connected with Iran.

(6) Nothing in this regulation is to be taken to limit the meaning of any prohibition in Chapter 1 or 2.

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I1Reg. 32 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

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