# The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 36L: Specification of ships


(1) The Secretary of State may specify ships within the meaning of section 7 of the Act for any of the following purposes—
(a) regulation 33E (provision of services relating to specified ships);
(b) regulation 33F (procurement of services relating to specified ships);
(c) regulation 36F (prohibition on chartering or operating specified ships);
(d) regulation 36G (prohibition on port entry);
(e) regulation 36H (directions prohibiting port entry);
(f) regulation 36I (movement of ships);
(g) regulation 36J (detention of ships);
(h) regulation 36K (registration of ships in the United Kingdom).
(2) The Secretary of State must specify a ship by its International Maritime Organization number or, where it is not reasonably practicable to identify it by that number, by any other means that the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(3) The Secretary of State may not specify a ship unless the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that the ship is, has been, or is likely to be, involved in a relevant activity.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, a ship is “involved in a relevant activity” if the ship is used for any activity whose object or effect is—
(a) engaging in, providing support for, promoting or facilitating a relevant nuclear activity;
(b) making available funds or economic resources that could contribute to a relevant nuclear activity;
(c) the supply to Iran of restricted goods, restricted technology, dual-use goods or dual-use technology;
(d) the contravention or circumvention of any provision of these Regulations.
(5) The activities described in paragraph (4) include carrying—
(a) goods for use in, or otherwise related to, a relevant nuclear activity;
(b) oil and petroleum products that originated in Iran—
(i) from a place in Iran to a third country;
(ii) from a third country to a place in Iran;
(iii) from one third country to another third country;
(c) natural gas that originated in Iran—
(i) from a place in Iran to a third country;
(ii) from a third country to a place in Iran;
(iii) from one third country to another third country;
(d) restricted goods, restricted technology, dual-use goods or dual-use technology—
(i) from a place in Iran to a third country;
(ii) from a third country to a place in Iran;
(iii) from one third country to another third country.
(6) For the purpose of paragraph (5), “carrying” includes any transfer of the goods or technology concerned between ships on which those goods or technology are being carried as mentioned in that paragraph.
(7) In this regulation—
“dual-use goods” means—
(a)any thing for the time being specified in Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, other than any thing which is dual-use technology, and
(b)any tangible storage medium on which dual-use technology is recorded or from which it can be derived;
“dual-use technology” means any thing for the time being specified in Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation which is described as software or technology;
“natural gas” means any thing specified in Schedule 1E (natural gas);
“oil and petroleum products” means any thing which is specified in Schedule 1F (oil and petroleum products);
“relevant nuclear activity” has the meaning given in regulation 6(4);
“restricted goods” has the meaning given in regulation 20;
“restricted technology” has the meaning given in regulation 20.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/461/regulation/36L (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-36L
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