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Regulation 3 Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United KingdomI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

A United Kingdom person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.

(2)

Any person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct in the territorial sea.

(3)

F1In this regulation a “relevant prohibition” means any prohibition imposed—

(a)

by regulation 9(2) (confidential information),

(b)

by Part 3 (Finance),

(c)

by Part 5 (Trade), F2...

F3(ca)

by or under Part 5B (Ships), or

(d)

by a condition of a Treasury licence F4, a trade licence or a ships licence.

(4)

A United Kingdom person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.

(5)

Any person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct in the territorial sea.

(6)

In this regulation a “relevant requirement” means any requirement imposed—

(a)

imposed by or under Part 7 (Information and records), or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part, or

(b)

by a condition of a Treasury licence F5, a trade licence or a ships licence.

(7)

Nothing in this regulation is to be taken to prevent a relevant prohibition or a relevant requirement from applying to conduct (by any person) in the United Kingdom

F6(8)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 3(3) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/591), regs. 1(2), 5(2); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 5

F2

Word in reg. 3(3)(c) omitted (29.9.2026) by virtue of The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)(i)

F3

Reg. 3(3)(ca) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)(ii)

F4

Words in reg. 3(3)(d) substituted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)(iii)

F5

Words in reg. 3(6)(b) substituted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(b)

F6

Reg. 3(8) omitted (29.9.2026) by virtue of The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(c)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 3 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2

Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 8(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)