{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-40",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-40.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/411",
  "legislation_title": "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/40",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Technical assistance relating to restricted goods and restricted technology",
  "text": "(1) A person must not—\n(a) directly or indirectly provide technical assistance relating to restricted goods or restricted technology—\n(i) to a person connected with the DPRK, or\n(ii) for use in the DPRK;\n(b) directly or indirectly procure technical assistance relating to restricted goods or restricted technology—\n(i) from a person connected with the DPRK, or\n(ii) for use in the DPRK.\n(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 9 (Exceptions and licences).\n(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—\n(a) it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a)(i) or (b)(i) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with the DPRK;\n(b) it is a defence for a person charged with an offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods or technology were for use in the DPRK.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 40 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Reg. 40 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 7(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/411/regulation/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:46:08.584551+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}