# The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 31S: Technical assistance relating to petrochemicals


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/461/regulation/31S (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-31S
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