{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/461",
  "legislation_title": "The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018;\n“aircraft licence” means a licence issued by the Secretary of State under regulation 41A (aircraft licences);\n“arrangement” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions, whether or not legally enforceable (but see Schedule 1 for the meaning of that term in that Schedule);\n“CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 ;\n“the Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council established under paragraph 18 of resolution 1737;\n“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;\n“conduct” includes acts and omissions;\n“director disqualification licence” means a licence under regulation 40A;\n“document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include producing a copy of the information in legible form;\n“the Dual-Use Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items;\n“the EU Iran Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 as it has effect in EU law;\n“the Government of Iran” includes its public bodies, corporations or agencies, its armed forces or any person acting on its behalf or at its direction;\n“the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” means the document attached as Annex A to resolution 2231;\n“non-UN designated person” means a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of regulations 12 to 17;\n“resolution 1737” means resolution 1737 (2006) adopted by the Security Council on 23 December 2006;\n“resolution 1747” means resolution 1747 (2007) adopted by the Security Council on 24 March 2007;\n“resolution 1803” means resolution 1803 (2008) adopted by the Security Council on 3 March 2008;\n“resolution 1929” means resolution 1929 (2010) adopted by the Security Council on 9 June 2010;\n“resolution 2231” means resolution 2231 (2015) adopted by the Security Council on 20 July 2015;\n“ships licence” means a licence issued by the Secretary of State under regulation 41B (ships licences);\n“trade licence” means a licence under regulation 41;\n“United Kingdom person” has the meaning given in section 21 of the Act;\n“Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 40(1).\n(2) In these Regulations, a person is to be regarded as connected with Iran if the person is—\n(a) an individual who is, or an association or combination of individuals who are, ordinarily resident in Iran,\n(b) an individual who is, or an association or combination of individuals who are, located in Iran,\n(c) a person, other than an individual, which is incorporated or constituted under the law of Iran,\n(d) a person, other than an individual, which is domiciled in Iran, or\n(e) a person, other than an individual, which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by a person within any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 renumbered as reg. 2(1) (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (5.6.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/644), regs. 1(2), 5(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(b)(iia)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in reg. 2 inserted (1.10.2025) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.10.2025) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 3(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Word in reg. 2 inserted (1.10.2025) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 3(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(b)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Reg. 2(2) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1979 c.2. Amendments have been made to this Act and are cited, where relevant, in respect of the applicable regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "OJ L 088 24.3.2012, p. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 25.3.2019 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 8(1)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/461/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:45:44.769063+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}