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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-amendment-regulations-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/944",
  "legislation_title": "The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-amendment-regulations-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 55(3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment of both Houses for more than four days.\nSANCTIONS\nMade 11th September 2024\nLaid before Parliament 12th September 2024\nComing into force 13th September 2024\nThe Secretary of State, considering that the condition in section 45(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 is met, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(c), 5, 15(2)(a), 17, 19, 20, 45, and 54(2) of, and paragraphs 2(b), 4(b) and (c), 5(a)(ii) and (b), 6(a)(ii) and (b), 11(a)(ii), 13(b), (h), (k), (l), (m), (n) and (w), 14(a), (f) and (k), 17(a), 19(a), and 20 to 23 of Schedule 1 to, that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The power to make regulations under Part 1 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13) is conferred on an “appropriate Minister”. Section 1(9)(a) of the Act defines an “appropriate Minister” as including the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2018 c. 13. Section 1 is amended by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10) (“the 2022 Act”), section 57(2) and by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56) (“the 2023 Act”), section 35(2). Section 15 is amended by the 2023 Act, section 35(5). Section 17 is amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2023 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), Part 1 of the Schedule, the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), Part 1 of the Schedule, and the 2023 Act, section 214(3). Section 45 is amended by the 2022 Act, sections 57(4) and 62(3). Section 54 is amended by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), paragraph 88(2) of the Schedule."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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