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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/983",
  "legislation_title": "The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SANCTIONS\nMade 7th September 2026\nLaid before Parliament 8th September 2026\nComing into force 29th September 2026\nThe Secretary of State, considering that the condition in section 45(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“the Act”) 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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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. 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)."
    }
  ],
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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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