Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations

Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that gross and systematic human rights violations have been committed in the Islamic Republic of Iran;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations under paragraph 4(1)(a)^a and subsections (1.1)^b, (2)^c and (3) of the Special Economic Measures Act^d.

^a S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 438(1)

^b S.C. 2017, c. 21, s. 17(2)

^c S.C. 2023, c. 26, ss. 254(2) to (4)

^d S.C. 1992, c. 17

Amendment

1 Part 2.1 of Schedule 1 to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations¹ is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

104. Mohammad Mokhber (born on September 1, 1955)
105. Gholam Hossein Esmaili (born on February 3, 1965)
106. Seyyed Masoud Mirkazemi (born in 1960)
107. Siamak Rahpeik (born in 1963 or 1964) (also known as Siyamak Rahpeyk, Siamak Rahpiek and Siyamak Rah-Peyk)
108. Ahmad-Reza Radan (born in 1963)

¹ SOR/2010-165

Application Before Publication

2 For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, these Regulations apply according to their terms before they are published in the Canada Gazette.

Coming into Force

3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.