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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-11",
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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": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Enforcement",
  "text": "(1) In regulation 56 (penalties for offences)—\n(a) in paragraph (1), in the opening words, after “Part 3 (Finance)” insert “, regulation 36D(1), (2) or (3) (aircraft offences), 36F (prohibition on chartering or operating a specified ship)”, 36G(4) (prohibition on port entry), 36H(4) (directions prohibiting port entry) or 36I(3) (movement of ships: directions),”;\n(b) after paragraph (2), insert—\n“(2A) A person who commits an offence under regulation 36D(4) (disclosure of information), 36H(6) (directions prohibiting port entry: confidentiality) or 36I(5) (movement of ships: confidentiality) is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine (or both);\n(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both);\n(c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).”;\n(c) in paragraph (3), in the opening words, after “44 (trade: licensing offences),” insert “44A (aircraft: licensing offences), 44B (ships: licensing offences),”.\n(2) In regulation 58(1) (jurisdiction to try offences), after “regulation 43 (finance: licensing offences)” insert “, regulation 44A (aircraft: licensing offences), 44B (ships: licensing offences)”.\n(3) In regulation 61 (trade enforcement: application of CEMA), in paragraph (3B), after sub-paragraph (e), insert—\n“(f) regulation 27B (supply and delivery of gold, precious metals and diamonds to Iran), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(g) regulation 27C (making available gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(h) regulation 27D (technical assistance relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(i) regulation 27E (financial services and funds relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(j) regulation 27F (brokering services relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(k) regulation 27I (supply and delivery of energy-related goods), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(l) regulation 27J (making energy-related goods or energy-related technology available), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(m) regulation 27K (transfer of energy-related technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(n) regulation 27L (technical assistance relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(o) regulation 27M (financial services and funds relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(p) regulation 27N (brokering services: non-UK activity relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(q) regulation 27O (prohibition on providing relevant energy-related services);\n(r) regulation 27Q (supply and delivery of sectoral software goods), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(s) regulation 27R (making sectoral software goods and sectoral software and technology available), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(t) regulation 27S (transfer of sectoral software and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(u) regulation 27T (technical assistance relating to sectoral software goods and sectoral software and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(v) regulation 27U (financial services and funds relating to sectoral software goods and sectoral software and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(w) regulation 27V (brokering services: non-UK activity relating to sectoral software goods and sectoral software and technology) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(x) regulation 31A (technical assistance relating to relevant goods and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(y) regulation 31B (financial services and funds relating to relevant goods and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(z) regulation 31C (brokering services relating to relevant goods and technology) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(z1) regulation 31E (acquisition of gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z2) regulation 31F (supply and delivery of gold, precious metals and diamonds from a place in Iran), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z3) regulation 31G (technical assistance relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z4) regulation 31H (financial services and funds relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z5) regulation 31I (brokering services in relation to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z6) regulation 31K (acquisition of oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z7) regulation 31L (supply and delivery of oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z8) regulation 31M (technical assistance relating to oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z9) regulation 31N (financial services and funds relating to oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z10) regulation 31O (brokering services relating to oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z11) regulation 31Q (acquisition of petrochemicals), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z12) regulation 31R (supply and delivery of petrochemicals to a third country), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z13) regulation 31S (technical assistance relating to petrochemicals), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z14) regulation 31T (financial services and funds relating to petrochemicals), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z15) regulation 31U (brokering services relating to petrochemicals), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z16) regulation 31W (acquisition of natural gas), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z17) regulation 31X (supply and delivery of natural gas to a third country), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z18) regulation 31Y (technical assistance relating to natural gas), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z19) regulation 31Z (financial services and funds relating to natural gas), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z20) regulation 31Z1 (brokering services relating to natural gas), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z21) regulation 33A (banknotes and coinage), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z22) regulation 33B (making available certain vessels), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z23) regulation 33C (technical assistance relating to certain tankers and cargo vessels);\n(z24) regulation 33D (technical assistance relating to ships);\n(z25) regulation 33E (provision of services relating to specified ships);\n(z26) regulation 33F (procurement of services relating to specified ships).”.\n(4) For regulation 64 (monetary penalties), substitute—\n“Monetary penalties\n64 Each provision in Part 5 (Trade) which contains a prohibition imposed for a purpose mentioned in section 3(1) or (2) of the Act is to be regarded as not being financial sanctions legislation for the purposes of Part 8 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2017 c. 3."
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:55:39.041753+00:00"
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