The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023

Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.—(1) A United Kingdom person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.

(2) Any person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct in the territorial sea.

(3) In this regulation a “relevant prohibition” means any prohibition imposed—

(a)by regulation 11(2) or 13(2) (confidential information),

(b)by Part 3 (Finance),

(c)by Part 6 (Trade),

(d)by or under Part 7 (Ships), or

(e)by a condition of a Treasury licence or a trade licence.

(4) A United Kingdom person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.

(5) Any person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct in the territorial sea.

(6) In this regulation a “relevant requirement” means any requirement imposed—

(a)by or under Part 9 (Information and records), or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part,

(b)by a condition of a Treasury licence or a trade licence, or

(c)by a direction under regulation 48 (movement of ships).

(7) Nothing in this regulation is to be taken to prevent a relevant prohibition or a relevant requirement from applying to conduct (by any person) in the United Kingdom.