# The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 58: Leasing or chartering of ships and aircraft

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person must not lease or charter a ship or an aircraft to—
(a) a designated person,
(b) a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated person,
(c) a person, other than an individual, which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by a designated person, or
(d) a person connected with 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), (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was a designated person;
(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 acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated person;
(c) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(c) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was owned or controlled by a designated person;
(d) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(d) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with the DPRK.
(4) In this regulation a “designated person” means—
(a) a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 59 (crew services), or
(b) a person who is a designated person for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 59 by reason of regulation 10.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/411/regulation/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-58
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