# The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 31Y: Technical assistance relating to natural gas


(1) A person must not directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to—
(a) the import of natural gas which—
(i) originates in Iran, or
(ii) is consigned from Iran;
(b) the direct or indirect acquisition of natural gas which—
(i) originates in Iran, or
(ii) is located in Iran;
(c) the direct or indirect supply or delivery of natural gas 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.

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