# The Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2011, Introduction: Introductory text


Prevention Of Nuclear Proliferation
Terrorist Financing And Money Laundering
Approved by ParliamentMade at 11.15 a.m. on 21st November 2011
Laid before Parliament at 2.00 p.m. on 21st November 2011
Coming into force at 3.00 p.m. on 21st November 2011
The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1, 3, 9, 13 and 14 of Schedule 7 to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008.
The Financial Action Task Force has advised that measures should be taken in relation to Iran because of the risk of terrorist financing or money laundering activities being carried on in the country.
The Treasury believe that activity in Iran that facilitates the development or production of nuclear weapons poses a significant risk to the national interests of the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2775/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-restrictions-iran-order-2011/introduction
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