Regulation 3 Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United KingdomI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A United Kingdom person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.

(2)

Any person may contravene a relevant prohibition by conduct in the territorial sea.

(3)

In this regulation a “relevant prohibition” means any prohibition imposed—

(a)

by regulation 11(2) or 13(2) (confidential information),

(b)

by Part 3 (Finance),

(c)

by Part 6 (Trade),

(d)

by or under Part 7 (Ships), or

(e)

by a condition of a Treasury licence F1, a trade licence or a ships licence.

(4)

A United Kingdom person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct wholly or partly outside the United Kingdom.

(5)

Any person may comply, or fail to comply, with a relevant requirement by conduct in the territorial sea.

(6)

In this regulation a “relevant requirement” means any requirement imposed—

(a)

by or under Part 9 (Information and records), or by reason of a request made under a power conferred by that Part,

(b)

by a condition of a Treasury licence F2, a trade licence or a ships licence, or

(c)

by a direction under regulation 48 (movement of ships).

(7)

Nothing in this regulation is to be taken to prevent a relevant prohibition or a relevant requirement from applying to conduct (by any person) in the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 3(3)(e) substituted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 16(a)
F2: Words in reg. 3(6)(b) substituted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 16(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 3 in force at 14.12.2023, see reg. 1(2)