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10. Unless authorised by an EU authorisation, a person who is knowingly concerned in an activity, other than the export of goods, prohibited by any of the following Articles of the Iran Human Rights Regulation with intent to evade a prohibition in those Articles commits an offence and may be arrested—
(a)Article 1a(1)(a) (prohibition on the sale, supply, etc. of equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex III to any person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran);
(b)Article 1a(1)(b) (prohibition on the provision of technical assistance or brokering services related to equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex III to any person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran);
(c)Article 1a(1)(c) (prohibition on the provision of financing or financial assistance related to equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex III to any person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran).
11. A person commits an offence and may be arrested if that person—
(a)is concerned in an activity for which authorisation is required by any of the following Articles of the Iran Human Rights Regulation—
(i)Article 1b(1) (authorisation required for the sale, supply, etc. of equipment, technology or software identified in Annex IV to any person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran);
(ii)Article 1c(1)(a) (authorisation required for the provision of technical assistance or brokering services related to the equipment, technology and software identified in Annex IV to any person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran);
(iii)Article 1c(1)(b) (authorisation required for the provision of financing or financial assistance related to the equipment, technology or software identified in Annex IV to any person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran);
(iv)Article 1c(1)(c) (authorisation required for the provision of telecommunications or internet monitoring or interception services of any kind to, or for the direct or indirect benefit of, Iran’s government, public bodies, corporations and agencies or any person or entity acting on their behalf or at their direction);
(b)does not have the required EU authorisation; and
(c)is knowingly concerned in that activity with intent to evade a prohibition in those Articles.
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