The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom

   4. 4. Purposes

3. PART 2 Designation of persons

   1. 5. Power to designate persons

   2. 6. Conditions for the designation of persons by name

   3. 7. Conditions for the designation of persons by description

   4. 8. Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”

   5. 9. Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”

   6. 10. Notification and publicity where power to designate by name is used

   7. 11. Confidential information in certain cases where power to designate by name is used

   8. 12. Notification and publicity where power to designate by description is used

   9. 13. Confidential information in certain cases where power to designate by description is used

4. PART 3 Finance

   1. 14. Meaning of “designated person” in Part 3

   2. 15. Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons

   3. 16. Making funds available to designated persons

   4. 17. Making funds available for benefit of designated persons

   5. 18. Making economic resources available to designated persons

   6. 19. Making economic resources available for benefit of designated persons

   7. 20. Circumventing etc. prohibitions

5. PART 4 Director disqualification sanctions

   1. 21. Director disqualification sanctions

6. PART 5 Immigration

   1. 22. Immigration

7. PART 6 Trade

   1. CHAPTER 1 Interpretation

      1. 23. Definition of “restricted goods” and “restricted technology”

      2. 24. Definition of “internal repression goods” and “internal repression technology”

      3. 25. Definition of “interception and monitoring goods” and “interception and monitoring technology”

      4. 26. Definition of “interception and monitoring services”

      5. 27. Interpretation of other expressions used in this Part

   2. CHAPTER 2 Restricted goods and restricted technology

      1. 28. Export of restricted goods

      2. 29. Supply and delivery of restricted goods

      3. 30. Making restricted goods and restricted technology available

      4. 31. Transfer of restricted technology

      5. 32. Technical assistance relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

      6. 33. Financial services and funds relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

      7. 34. Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to restricted goods and restricted technology

   3. CHAPTER 3 Interception and monitoring services

      1. 35. Provision of interception and monitoring services

   4. CHAPTER 4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

      1. 36. Interpretation

      2. 37. Export of unmanned aerial vehicle goods

      3. 38. Supply and delivery of unmanned aerial vehicle goods

      4. 39. Making unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology available

      5. 40. Transfer of unmanned aerial vehicle technology

      6. 41. Technical assistance relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology

      7. 42. Financial services and funds relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology

      8. 43. Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology

   5. CHAPTER 5 Further provision

      1. 44. Circumventing etc. prohibitions

      2. 45. Defences

8. PART 7 Ships

   1. 46. Prohibition on port entry

   2. 47. Directions prohibiting port entry

   3. 48. Movement of ships

   4. 49. Detention of ships

   5. 50. Registration of ships in the United Kingdom

   6. 51. Specification of ships

   7. 52. Notification and publicity where specification power used

   8. 53. Directions under this Part: general

   9. 54. Interpretation of Part 7

9. PART 8 Exceptions and licences

   1. 55. Finance: exceptions from prohibitions

   2. 56. Trade: exception for emergencies in certain cases

   3. 57. Ships: exceptions from prohibition on port entry

   4. 58. Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country

   5. 59. Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime

   6. 60. Treasury licences

   7. 61. Director disqualification licences

   8. 62. Trade licences

   9. 63. Licences: general provisions

   10. 64. Finance: licensing offences

   11. 65. Director disqualification: licensing offences

   12. 66. Trade: licensing offences

   13. 67. Section 8B(1) to (3) of Immigration Act 1971: directions

10. PART 9 Information and records

    1. 68. Finance: reporting obligations

    2. 69. “Relevant firm”

    3. 70. Finance: powers to request information

    4. 71. Finance: production of documents

    5. 72. Finance: information offences

    6. 73. Trade: application of information powers in CEMA

    7. 74. General trade licences: records

    8. 75. General trade licences: inspection of records

    9. 76. Disclosure of information

    10. 77. Finance: disclosure to the Treasury

    11. 78. Part 9: supplementary

11. PART 10 Enforcement

    1. 79. Penalties for offences

    2. 80. Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.

    3. 81. Jurisdiction to try offences

    4. 82. Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies

    5. 83. Time limit for proceedings for summary offences

    6. 84. Trade enforcement: application of CEMA

    7. 85. Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty

    8. 86. Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

    9. 87. Monetary penalties

12. PART 11 Maritime enforcement

    1. 88. Exercise of maritime enforcement powers

    2. 89. Maritime enforcement officers

    3. 90. Power to stop, board, search etc.

    4. 91. Seizure power

    5. 92. Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers

    6. 93. Interpretation of Part 11

13. PART 12 Supplementary and final provision

    1. 94. Notices

    2. 95. Trade: overlapping offences

    3. 96. Revocation of the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations

    4. 97. Savings

    5. 98. Transitional provision: Treasury licences

    6. 99. Transitional provision: trade licences

    7. 100. Transitional provisions: prior obligations

    8. 101. Interpretation of Part 12

14. Signature

15. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       Rules for interpretation of regulation 9(2)

       1. 1. Application of Schedule

       2. 2. Joint interests

       3. 3. Joint arrangements

       4. 4. Calculating shareholdings

       5. 5. Voting rights

       6. 6. In applying regulation 9(2) and this Schedule, the voting rights...

       7. 7. Rights to appoint or remove members of the board

       8. 8. A reference to a board of directors, in the case...

       9. 9. Shares or rights held “indirectly”

       10. 10. Shares held by nominees

       11. 11. Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise

       12. 12. “Arrangement” includes— (a) any scheme, agreement or understanding, whether or...

       13. 13. Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.

       14. 14. Rights attached to shares held by way of security

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Internal repression goods and internal repression technology

       1. 1. Firearms and related goods

       2. 2. Simulators for training persons to use firearms.

       3. 3. Bombs and grenades.

       4. 4. Vehicles

       5. 5. Explosive substances and related goods

       6. 6. Linear cutting explosive charges.

       7. 7. The following explosives and related substances— (a) amatol;

       8. 8. Other goods

       9. 9. Night vision equipment.

       10. 10. Thermal imaging equipment.

       11. 11. Image intensifier tubes.

       12. 12. Razor barbed wire.

       13. 13. The following types of knives— (a) knives that are designed...

       14. 14. Production equipment

       15. 15. Software and technology

       16. 16. Any technology which is specially designed for the development, production...

       17. 17. Interpretation

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology

       1. 1. Interception and monitoring equipment

       2. 2. Any software which can perform any of the functions described...

       3. 3. Other software and other technology

       4. 4. Interpretation

       5. 5. Acronyms and abbreviations used in this Schedule

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Unmanned aerial vehicle goods and unmanned aerial vehicle technology

       1. PART 1 General

          1. 1. Interpretation

          2. 2. For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have...

       2. PART 2 Unmanned aerial vehicles

          1. 3. Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...

       3. PART 3 Propulsion and navigation items

          1. 4. Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...

          2. 5. Any thing falling— (a) within a commodity code mentioned in...

       4. PART 4 Electronic components and devices

          1. 6. Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...

          2. 7. Any thing falling— (a) within a commodity code mentioned in...

       5. PART 5 Other items

          1. 8. Equipment specially designed for satellite navigation system equipment, including aerials...

          2. 9. Airborne laser rangefinder.

          3. 10. LIDAR systems.

          4. 11. Technology, designed or specifically adapted for the test, development or...

          5. 12. Pitot tubes and air measurement sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles....

          6. 13. Engine fuel management systems and pressure transmitter for use in...

          7. 14. Software programming devices for use with unmanned aerial vehicles.

          8. 15. Software defined radios designed or modified for use on unmanned...

          9. 16. Single board computers for use in unmanned aerial vehicles.

          10. 17. Video encoding devices for use in unmanned aerial vehicles.

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Treasury licences: purposes

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. Basic needs

       3. 3. Legal services

       4. 4. Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources

       5. 5. Extraordinary expenses

       6. 6. Pre-existing judicial decisions etc.

       7. 7. Humanitarian assistance activities etc.

       8. 8. Diplomatic missions

       9. 9. Extraordinary situation

       10. 10. Prior obligations

       11. 11. Medical goods or services

       12. 12. Food

16. Explanatory Note