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Regulation 39 Transfer of restricted technologyI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not—

(a)

transfer restricted technology to a place in the DPRK;

(b)

transfer restricted technology to a person connected with the DPRK;

(c)

transfer restricted technology to persons outside the United Kingdom or to a place outside the United Kingdom, where the transfer is from a place in the DPRK.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 9 (Exceptions and licences).

(3)

A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

(a)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was to a place in the DPRK;

(b)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with the DPRK;

(c)

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was from a place in the DPRK.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 39 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2

Reg. 39 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 7(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)