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Regulation 27B Supply and delivery of gold, precious metals and diamonds to IranF1

(1)

A person must not directly or indirectly supply or deliver gold, precious metals or diamonds from a third country to a place in Iran.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (Exceptions and licences).

(3)

A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with that offence (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the gold, precious metals or diamonds were destined (or ultimately destined) for Iran.

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Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 5 Chs. 1A-1C inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 7(e)