# The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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

(1) The Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3—
(a) in paragraph (3), for “In paragraphs (1) and (2)” substitute “ In this regulation ”;
(b) in paragraph (6), for “In paragraphs (4) and (5)” substitute “ In this regulation ”.
(3) In regulation 5(2), for “the provisions mentioned in each of the sub-paragraphs of” substitute “ different provisions mentioned in ”.
(4) In regulation 6(4)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), after “provision of” insert “ Part 3 (Finance) or ”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “provision of”, in the second place that it occurs, insert “ Part 3 (Finance) or ”.
(5) In regulation 7(4), after “and” omit “,”.
(6) In regulation 22—
(a) in paragraph (4), omit “except for regulation 30 (provision of interception and monitoring services),”;
(b) omit paragraph (5).
(7) In regulation 30—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “a person connected with Iran” substitute “ the Government of Iran ”;
(b) in paragraph (3), for the words from “person to whom” to “with Iran” substitute “ services were provided to, or for the benefit of, the Government of Iran ”.
(8) In regulation 43—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), after “controlled by” insert “ , or on behalf of, ”;
(b) in paragraph (7)(a)(i), after “controlled by” insert “ , or on behalf of, ”.
(9) In regulation 53(2), for the words before sub-paragraph (a) substitute “ Where an offence under these Regulations is committed outside the United Kingdom— ”.
(10) In regulation 58, for “and regulation 38” substitute “ or regulation 38 ”.
(11) In regulation 60(2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “exports” substitute “ export ”;
(b) for sub-paragraph (c), substitute—
“(c) a prohibition in regulation 25(1)(a) or (b) (making restricted goods and technology available);”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (d), for “and (b)”, substitute “ or (b) ”;
(d) after sub-paragraph (d)—
(i) for “.” substitute “ ; ”, and
(ii) insert—
“(e) a prohibition imposed by a condition of a trade licence in relation to any prohibition mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).”
(12) In regulation 65(2), for “regulation 60(2)(a) to (d)” substitute “ regulation 60(2)(a) to (e) ”.
(13) In regulation 67(a), after “article 34” insert “ , 37 or 38 ”.
(14) In regulation 70(2), after “existing financial sanctions licence” insert “ which authorises an act which would otherwise be prohibited ”.
(15) In Schedule 2—
(a) in paragraph 4(2), for “sub-paragraphs (a) to (e)” substitute “ sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (e) ”;
(b) in paragraph 8—
(i) in sub-paragraph (1), after “protection of” insert “ a ”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “sub-paragraph (a) or (b), substitute “ sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) ”;
(c) in paragraph 16, for “to develop, produce or use” substitute “ for the development, production or use of ”;
(d) for paragraph 17 substitute—
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17 (1) In this Schedule, “firearm” means any portable barrelled weapon that expels, is designed to expel or may be converted to expel, a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant.
(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the meaning given to them in the Dual-Use Regulation—
“development”;
“production”;
“software”;
“technology”;
“use”.”
(16) In Schedule 3—
(a) in paragraph 3, for “to develop, produce or use” substitute “ for the development, production or use of ”;
(b) for paragraph 4 substitute—
“
4 For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the meaning given to them in the Dual-Use Regulation—
“development”;
“production”;
“software”;
“technology”;
“use”.”
(17) In Schedule 4—
(a) in paragraph 1, for the definition of “diplomatic mission” substitute—
““diplomatic mission”, and any reference to the functions of a diplomatic mission, are to be read in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations done at Vienna on 18 April 1961;”;
(b) in paragraphs 2(2)(b)(ii) and (iii), for “payments”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ payment ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/590/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sanctions-eu-exit-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-regulations-2020/regulation-2
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