The Export Control (Syria Sanctions) Order 2013

Offences related to crude oil and petroleum products listed in Annex IV U.K.

8.   [F1 Unless authorised by an EU authorisation,] 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 [F2 set out in point (a)] of Article 6 of the Syria Regulation);

[F3 (d) Article 6(da) (prohibition on provision of financing or financial assistance related to the prohibitions set out in points (b) and (c) of Article 6 of the Syria Regulation).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 8 inserted (1.2.2018) by The Export Control (Syria and Libya Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1311), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)

F2 Words in art. 8(c) substituted (1.2.2018) by The Export Control (Syria and Libya Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1311), arts. 1, 2(3)(b)

F3 Art. 8(d) inserted (1.2.2018) by The Export Control (Syria and Libya Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1311), arts. 1, 2(3)(c)