The Export Control (Iran Sanctions) Order 2012

PART 1 INTRODUCTORY

Citation, commencement, revocation and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Iran Sanctions) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st June 2012.

(2) The Export Control (Iran) Order 2011 is revoked(1).

(3) An offence may be committed under this Order—

(a) in the United Kingdom by any person;

(b) elsewhere by any person who is a United Kingdom person within the meaning of section 11 of the Export Control Act 2002.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(2);

“the 2008 Order” means the Export Control Order 2008(3);

“EU authorisation” means an authorisation granted under Article 3, 5(2), 7, 18 or 19 of the Iran Sanctions Regulation or under Article 1b or 1c of the Iran Human Rights Regulation;

“the Iran Human Rights Regulation” means Council Regulation 359/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran and a reference to an Annex to that Regulation is to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time;

“the Iran Sanctions Regulation” means Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010(4), and a reference to an Annex to that Regulation is to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

(2) An expression used both in this Order and in the Iran Sanctions Regulation or the Iran Human Rights Regulation has the meaning that it bears in those Regulations.

Savings

3.  An authorisation which was granted under Article 3, 5(2), 7, 12 or 13 of Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 and was in effect immediately before the coming into force of this Order has effect as if it were an authorisation granted under Article 3, 5(2), 7, 18 or 19 respectively of the Iran Sanctions Regulation.

(1)

S.I. 2011/1297.

(2)

1979 c.2.

(3)

S.I.2008/3231; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2009/1305, S.I. 2009/1852, S.I. 2009/2151, S.I. 2009/2969, S.I. 2010/2007.

(4)

OJ L281, 27.10.2010, p1.