# The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 33B: Making available certain vessels


(1) A person must not directly or indirectly make available a vessel designed or modified for the transport or storage of oil and petroleum products—
(a) to any person connected to Iran, or
(b) for the benefit of, or for use in, Iran.
(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 the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Iran;
(b) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“Q”) to show that Q did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the vessel was for the benefit of, or for use in, Iran.
(4) In this regulation, “vessel” means any thing falling within commodity code 8901 90 (other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/461/regulation/33B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-33B
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