The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.3) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019U.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.—(1) The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 37 insert—

“Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country

37A.—(1) Where a person's conduct in a relevant country would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene a prohibition in any of regulations 12 to 17 (asset-freeze etc.) or Chapters 1 to 3 of Part 5 (Trade) (“the relevant prohibition”), the relevant prohibition is not contravened if the conduct is authorised by a licence or other authorisation which is issued—

(a)under the law of the relevant country, and

(b)for the purpose of disapplying a prohibition in that jurisdiction which corresponds to the relevant prohibition.

(2) In this regulation—

“relevant country” means—

(a)

any of the Channel Islands,

(b)

the Isle of Man, or

(c)

any British overseas territory.

(3) Nothing in this regulation affects the application of a prohibition in a case where it would be incompatible with a UN obligation for the prohibition not to apply.”

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 5 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day by S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 17

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