Regulation 31M Technical assistance relating to oil and petroleum productsF1

(1)

A person must not directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to—

(a)

the import of oil and petroleum products which—

(i)

originate in Iran, or

(ii)

are consigned from Iran,

(b)

the direct or indirect acquisition of oil and petroleum products which—

(i)

originate in Iran, or

(ii)

are located in Iran, or

(c)

the direct or indirect supply or delivery of oil and petroleum products from a place in Iran to a third country.

(2)

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

(3)

A person who contravenes any of the prohibitions in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

(a)

it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a), to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the technical assistance related to an import described in that paragraph;

(b)

it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b), to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the technical assistance related to an acquisition described in that paragraph;

(c)

it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c), to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the technical assistance related to a supply or delivery described in that paragraph.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 5 Chs. 2A-2D inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 7(m)