Regulation 41 Technical assistance relating to goods of strategic concern and technology of strategic concernI1

United Kingdom As made

(1)

A person must not directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to F1goods of strategic concern or F2technology of strategic concern—

(a)

to a person connected with Iran, or

(b)

for use in Iran.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 8 (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) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for use in Iran.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 41 substituted (13.9.2024) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/944), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(d)
F2: Words in reg. 41 substituted (13.9.2024) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/944), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(c)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 41 in force at 14.12.2023, see reg. 1(2)