# The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023, Regulation 46: Prohibition on port entry

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person must not provide a ship to which this paragraph applies with access to a port in the United Kingdom, if the person knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the ship is a ship to which this paragraph applies.
(2) The master or pilot of a ship to which this paragraph applies must not cause or permit the ship to enter a port in the United Kingdom if the master or pilot knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the ship is a ship to which this paragraph applies.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to Part 8 (Exceptions and licences) (see, in particular, regulation 57 (ships: exceptions from prohibitions on port entry)).
(4) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) or (2) commits an offence.
(5) Paragraphs (1) and (2) apply to—
(a) a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person, or
(b) a specified ship.
(6) In paragraph (5), a “designated person” means a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations of this Part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1314/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-regulations-2023/regulation-46
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