Regulation 31S Technical assistance relating to petrochemicalsF1

(1)

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

(a)

the import of petrochemicals which—

(i)

originate in Iran, or

(ii)

are consigned from Iran;

(b)

the direct or indirect acquisition of petrochemicals which—

(i)

originate in Iran, or

(ii)

are located in Iran;

(c)

the direct or indirect supply or delivery of petrochemicals 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 a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

(a)

it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) (“P”) to show that P 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) (“Q”) to show that Q 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) (“R”) to show that R 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)