S.I. No. 74/2011 - European Union (Restrictive Measures) (Iran) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Restrictive Measures) (Iran) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

2. The European Union (Restrictive Measures) (Iran) Regulations 2011 (

S.I. No. 45 of 2011

) are amended by substituting for paragraph (1) of Regulation 2 the following

“(1) In these Regulations ‘Council Regulation’ means Council Regulation (EU) No. 961/2010 of 25 October 20101.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

22 February 2011.

MARY HANAFIN,

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Order is to amend

S.I. No. 45 of 2011

which provides for penalties for infringements of the provisions of Council Regulation (EU) No. 961/2010 which relate to trade restrictions.

1 OJ No. L281, 27.10.2010, p. 1.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

25

th February

, 2011.

I, MARY HANAFIN, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving full effect to Council Regulation (EU) No. 961/2010 of 25 October 20101

, hereby make the following regulations