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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-61",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/461",
  "legislation_title": "The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-nuclear-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/61",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Trade enforcement: application of CEMA",
  "text": "(1) Where the Commissioners investigate or propose to investigate any matter with a view to determining—\n(a) whether there are grounds for believing that a relevant offence has been committed, or\n(b) whether a person should be prosecuted for such an offence,\nthe matter is to be treated as an assigned matter.\n(2) In paragraph (1) “assigned matter” has the meaning given by section 1(1) of CEMA .\n(3) In this regulation a “relevant offence” means an offence under—\n(a) Part 5 (Trade),\n(b) regulation 44 (trade: licensing offences),\n(c) regulation 52(6) (general trade licences: records), or\n(d) regulation 53(5) (general trade licences: inspection of records).\n(3A) The Commissioners may not investigate the suspected commission of a relevant offence listed in paragraph (3B), (3C) or (3D), unless the suspected offence has been the subject of—\n(a) a referral to the Commissioners by the Secretary of State, or\n(b) a decision by the Commissioners to treat the suspected offence as if it had been referred to them under sub-paragraph (a).\n(3B) Paragraph (3A) applies to the suspected commission of an offence under any of the following provisions—\n(a) regulation 22(3) (supply and delivery of restricted goods from a third country to Iran) insofar as the offence does not relate to military goods, missile-list goods, nuclear-list goods, other restricted goods, graphite and relevant metals;\n(b) regulation 23(3) (making available restricted goods and restricted technology) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the UK, to military goods and military technology, missile-list goods and missile-list technology, nuclear-list goods and nuclear-list technology, other restricted goods and other restricted technology, and graphite and relevant metals;\n(c) regulation 25(3) (technical assistance relating to restricted goods and restricted technology) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the UK, to military goods and military technology, missile-list goods and missile-list technology, nuclear-list goods and nuclear list technology, other restricted goods and restricted technology, or graphite and relevant metals;\n(d) regulation 26(5) (financial services and funds relating to restricted goods and restricted technology) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the UK, to military goods and military technology, missile-list goods and missile-list technology, nuclear-list goods and nuclear-list technology, other restricted goods and restricted technology, or graphite and relevant metals;\n(e) regulation 27(3) (brokering services: non-UK activity relating to restricted goods and restricted technology) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the UK, to military goods and military technology, missile-list goods and missile list technology, nuclear-list goods and nuclear-list technology, other restricted goods and restricted technology, or graphite and relevant metals;\n(f) regulation 27B (supply and delivery of gold, precious metals and diamonds to Iran), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(g) regulation 27C (making available gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(h) regulation 27D (technical assistance relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(i) regulation 27E (financial services and funds relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(j) regulation 27F (brokering services relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(k) regulation 27I (supply and delivery of energy-related goods), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(l) regulation 27J (making energy-related goods or energy-related technology available), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(m) regulation 27K (transfer of energy-related technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(n) regulation 27L (technical assistance relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(o) regulation 27M (financial services and funds relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(p) regulation 27N (brokering services: non-UK activity relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(q) regulation 27O (prohibition on providing relevant energy-related services);\n(r) regulation 27Q (supply and delivery of sectoral software goods), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(s) regulation 27R (making sectoral software goods and sectoral software and technology available), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(t) regulation 27S (transfer of sectoral software and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(u) regulation 27T (technical assistance relating to sectoral software goods and sectoral software and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(v) regulation 27U (financial services and funds relating to sectoral software goods and sectoral software and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(w) regulation 27V (brokering services: non-UK activity relating to sectoral software goods and sectoral software and technology) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(x) regulation 31A (technical assistance relating to relevant goods and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(y) regulation 31B (financial services and funds relating to relevant goods and technology), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or the transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(z) regulation 31C (brokering services relating to relevant goods and technology) insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods or transfer of technology to or from the United Kingdom;\n(z1) regulation 31E (acquisition of gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z2) regulation 31F (supply and delivery of gold, precious metals and diamonds from a place in Iran), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z3) regulation 31G (technical assistance relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z4) regulation 31H (financial services and funds relating to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z5) regulation 31I (brokering services in relation to gold, precious metals and diamonds), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z6) regulation 31K (acquisition of oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z7) regulation 31L (supply and delivery of oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z8) regulation 31M (technical assistance relating to oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z9) regulation 31N (financial services and funds relating to oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z10) regulation 31O (brokering services relating to oil and petroleum products), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z11) regulation 31Q (acquisition of petrochemicals), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z12) regulation 31R (supply and delivery of petrochemicals to a third country), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z13) regulation 31S (technical assistance relating to petrochemicals), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z14) regulation 31T (financial services and funds relating to petrochemicals), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z15) regulation 31U (brokering services relating to petrochemicals), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z16) regulation 31W (acquisition of natural gas), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z17) regulation 31X (supply and delivery of natural gas to a third country), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z18) regulation 31Y (technical assistance relating to natural gas), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z19) regulation 31Z (financial services and funds relating to natural gas), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z20) regulation 31Z1 (brokering services relating to natural gas), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z21) regulation 33A (banknotes and coinage), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z22) regulation 33B (making available certain vessels), insofar as the offence does not relate to the import or export of goods;\n(z23) regulation 33C (technical assistance relating to certain tankers and cargo vessels);\n(z24) regulation 33D (technical assistance relating to ships);\n(z25) regulation 33E (provision of services relating to specified ships);\n(z26) regulation 33F (procurement of services relating to specified ships).\n(3C) Paragraph (3A) also applies to the suspected commission of a relevant offence under any of regulations 44(1) or (2), 52(6) and 53(5) insofar as—\n(a) the suspected offence relates to a licence issued under regulation 41 (trade licences), and\n(b) the activity authorised by that licence would, if no licence had been issued, amount to an offence specified in paragraph (3B).\n(3D) Paragraph (3A) also applies to the suspected commission of a relevant offence under regulation 35(2) (circumventing etc. prohibitions), insofar as the prohibited activity to which the suspected offence relates is the circumvention of, or enabling or facilitation of a contravention of, a prohibition in relation to an offence specified in paragraph (3B).\n(4) Section 138 of CEMA (arrest of persons) applies to a person who has committed, or whom there are reasonable grounds to suspect of having committed, a relevant offence as it applies to a person who has committed, or whom there are reasonable grounds to suspect of having committed, an offence for which the person is liable to be arrested under the customs and excise Acts , but as if—\n(a) any reference to an offence under, or for which a person is liable to be arrested under, the customs and excise Acts were to a relevant offence;\n(b) in subsection (2), the reference to any person so liable were to a person who has committed, or whom there are reasonable grounds to suspect of having committed, a relevant offence.\n(5) The provisions of CEMA mentioned in paragraph (6) apply in relation to proceedings for a relevant offence as they apply in relation to proceedings for an offence under the customs and excise Acts, but as if—\n(a) any reference to the customs and excise Acts were to any of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) to (d);\n(b) in section 145(6), the reference to an offence for which a person is liable to be arrested under the customs and excise Acts were to a relevant offence;\n(c) in section 151, the reference to any penalty imposed under the customs and excise Acts were to any penalty imposed under these Regulations in relation to a relevant offence;\n(d) in section 154(2)—\n(i) the reference to proceedings relating to customs or excise were to proceedings under any of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) to (d), and\n(ii) the reference to the place from which any goods have been brought included a reference to the place to which goods have been exported, supplied or delivered or the place to or from which technology has been transferred.\n(6) The provisions of CEMA are sections 145, 146, 147, 148(1), 150, 151, 152, 154 and 155 (legal proceedings).\n(7) Any term in this regulation that is defined in regulation 34 (interpretation of Part 5: Trade) bears the same meaning as in that regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 61(3A)-(3D) inserted (5.6.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/644), regs. 1(2), 5(10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 61(3B)(f)-(z26) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 11(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 61(7) inserted (5.6.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/644), regs. 1(2), 5(11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "The definition of “assigned matter” in section 1(1) of CEMA was amended by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c.11), Schedule 4, paragraph 22(a); the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11), section 24(7); and the Wales Act 2014 (c.29), section 7(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Section 138 of CEMA was amended by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.60), section 114(1), Schedule 6, paragraph 37 and Schedule 7, Part 1; the Finance Act 1988 (c.39), section 11; the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15), Schedule 7, paragraph 54; S.I 1989/1341; and S.I. 2007/288."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "“The customs and excise Acts” is defined in section 1 of CEMA."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "Section 145 of CEMA was amended by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, section 114(1); the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, Schedule 4, paragraph 23(a); and S.I. 2014/834. Section 147 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), Schedule 14, paragraph 42; the Finance Act 1989, section 16(2); and the Criminal Justice Act 2003, Schedule 3, paragraph 50. Section 152 was amended by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, Schedule 4, paragraph 26, and Schedule 5. Section 155 was amended by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, Schedule, 4, paragraph 27, and Schedule 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 61 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Reg. 61 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 8(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
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