PART 3Offences in relation to the prohibitions of the Syria Regulation

Offences related to crude oil and petroleum products listed in Annex IV8.

A person who is knowingly concerned in an activity, other than the import of goods, prohibited by any of the following Articles of the Syria Regulation with intent to evade a prohibition in those Articles commits an offence and may be arrested—

(a)

Article 6(b) (prohibition on purchase of crude oil or petroleum products which are located in or which originated in Syria);

(b)

Article 6(c) (prohibition on transporting crude oil or petroleum products if they originate in Syria, or are being exported from Syria to any other country);

(c)

Article 6(d) (prohibition on provision of financing or financial assistance related to the prohibitions set out in points (a) to (c) of Article 6 of the Syria Regulation).