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Regulation 4 PurposesI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

The regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act have the following purposes—

(a)

compliance with the relevant UN obligations, and

(b)

the additional purposes mentioned in paragraph (2).

(2)

Those additional purposes are—

(a)

promoting the abandonment by Iran of nuclear weapons programmes, F1and

(b)

restricting the ability of Iran to develop nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons delivery systems, F2...

(c)

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otherwise than by compliance with the relevant UN obligations.

(3)

In this regulation “the relevant UN obligations” means—

(a)

the obligation that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph F312 of resolution 1737 (asset-freeze etc) to take the measures required by that provision in respect of persons M1 for the time being named for the purposes of that provision by the Security Council or the Committee;

F4(b)

the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 12 of resolution 1737 in respect of persons—

(i)

acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or

(ii)

owned or controlled by,

the persons for the time being named by the Security Council or the Committee for the purposes of paragraph 12 of resolution 1737;

F5(c)

the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 7 of resolution 1737 and paragraph 8 of resolution 1803 (certain nuclear-related goods and technology and connected trade);

(d)

the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 5 of resolution 1737 and paragraph 8 of resolution 1929 (arms and related materiel and connected trade);

(e)

the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 7 of resolution 1929 (commercial activity involving uranium mining, nuclear materials, etc);

(f)

the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 18 of resolution 1929 (bunkering services in respect of Iran-related ships);

(g)

the obligations that the United Kingdom has by virtue of paragraph 22 of resolution 2231 (notification etc, related to certain activities).

F6(4)

In paragraph (3)(a) and (b), the reference to paragraph 12 of resolution 1737 is a reference to that paragraph as read with—

(a)

paragraph 4 of resolution 1747;

(b)

paragraph 7 of resolution 1803;

(c)

paragraphs 11, 12 and 19 of resolution 1929.

(5)

In paragraph (3)(c), the reference to paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 7 of resolution 1737 is a reference to those paragraphs as read with paragraph 13 of resolution 1929.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in reg. 4(2)(a) inserted (1.10.2025) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 4(2)(a)

F2

Reg. 4(2)(c) and word omitted (1.10.2025) by virtue of The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 4(2)(b)

F3

Words in reg. 4(3)(a) substituted (1.10.2025) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)

F4

Reg. 4(3)(b) substituted (1.10.2025) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(b)

F5

Reg. 4(3)(c)-(g) inserted (1.10.2025) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(c)

F6

Reg. 4(4)(5) inserted (1.10.2025) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1052), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(d)

Marginal citations

M1

“Person” is defined by section 9(5) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 to include (in addition to an individual and a body of persons corporate or unincorporate) any organisation and any association or combination of persons.

Commencement

I1

Reg. 4 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2

Reg. 4 in force at 25.3.2019 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 8(1)(c)