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The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/983 · Made 7 September 2026

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SANCTIONS

Made 7th September 2026

Laid before Parliament 8th September 2026

Coming into force 29th September 2026

The Secretary of Statef1, considering that the condition in section 45(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“the Act”)f2 is met, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 3(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (2)(c), 5, 6(1)(a) and (b), (2), (3), (6) and (7), 7(1) to (5), 10(2), 14, 15, 16(1), 17(2), (4), (5) and (6), 19(1) and (2), 20(1), 21(1), 45(1) and 54(1)(c) and (2)(a) of, and paragraphs 2, 3(a), (b), 4(a), (b) and (c), 5(a) (b) and (d), 6(a) and (b), 7(b), 11(a), 13(b), (c), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (q) and (w), 14(a), (f), (j), (k), 17, 19, 20(a), (b), (d) and (e) and 23 of Schedule 1 to, the Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

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.

f2

2018 c. 13. Sections 1, 11, 12 and 16 are amended by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10), Schedule 24, paragraph 443(1), and sections 57, 58, 59 and 65. Section 3A is inserted by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), section 35(3) and is in force only for the limited purpose of conferring power to make regulations. Section 17(5)(b)(i) (enforcement) is amended by the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17).

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Amendment of the 2019 Regulations
  5. 3Amendment of the 2019 Regulations
  6. 4Interpretation and extra-territorial application
  7. 5Designation of persons
  8. 6Financial measures
  9. 7Trade
  10. 8Aircraft and ships
  11. 9Exceptions and licences
  12. 10Disclosure of information
  13. 11Enforcement
  14. 12Maritime enforcement
  15. 13Schedules 1A to 1I
  16. Part 3: Amendment of the 2023 Regulations
  17. 14Amendment of the 2023 Regulations
  18. 15Interpretation
  19. 16Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
  20. 17Power to designate persons
  21. 18Ships: technical assistance and the provision and procurement of services
  22. 19Prohibition on chartering or operating specified ships
  23. 20Registration of ships in the United Kingdom
  24. 21Specification of ships
  25. 22Interpretation of Part 7
  26. 23Trade: exception for emergencies in certain cases
  27. 24Exceptions from prohibitions relating to ships
  28. 25Ships licences
  29. 26Licences: general provisions
  30. 27Ships: licensing offences
  31. 28Penalties for offences
  32. 29Jurisdiction to try offences
  33. 30Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
  34. 31Goods of strategic concern and technology of strategic concern
  35. Signature
  36. Explanatory note