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Statutory Instruments
Customs
Made
24th August 2015
Laid before Parliament
26th August 2015
Coming into force
16th September 2015
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to measures relating to the interruption or reduction, in part or completely, of economic relations with one or more countries which are not Member States(2).
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the Export Control Act 2002(3), makes the following Order.
1. This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Iran Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on 16th September 2015.
2.-(1) The Export Control (Iran Sanctions) Order 2012(4) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2(1)-
(a)in the definition of "EU authorisation", for "18 or 19", substitute "18, 19, 43b or 43c";
(b)in the definition of "the Iran Sanctions Regulation", for "as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 1263/2012", substitute "as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2015/1327(5)".
(3) In articles 4, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 10, 11(1), 11(2) and 12, for "A person", in each place, substitute "Unless authorised by an EU authorisation, a person".
Jo Johnson
Minister of State for Universities and Science
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
24th August 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision for the enforcement of amended trade restrictions against Iran specified in Council Regulation (EU) No 2015/1327 (OJ No L 206, 1.8.2015, p18) which amends Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ No L 88, 24.3.2012, p1) (the "Iran Sanctions Regulation").
The Order amends the Export Control (Iran Sanctions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1243) (the "Iran Sanctions Order") which makes provision for the enforcement of all current trade restrictions against Iran.
The measures against Iran that have been amended relate to the authorisation of the supply, sale or transfer of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology, and the provision of any related technical assistance, training, financial assistance, investment, brokering or other services for certain specified purposes as set out in Articles 43b and 43c of the Iran Sanctions Regulation, notwithstanding the other provisions of that Regulation.
Article 2 of the Order amends the Iran Sanctions Order to update the definitions of "EU authorisation" and "the Iran Sanctions Regulation" and to amend certain offences so that they are not committed where a person is concerned in an activity that is authorised by an EU authorisation.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no or minimal impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies. A copy of the Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Order on www.legislation.gov.uk. Further information is available from the Export Control Organisation, BIS, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET and on the gov.uk website (www.legislation.gov.uk ).
1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
S.I. 1994/757, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 2012/1243, as amended by S.I. 2013/340.
OJ No L 206, 1.8.015, p18.
