# The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 74: DPRK ships: transfers of goods

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

(1) A person must not transfer any goods—
(a) from a ship to a DPRK ship, or
(b) from a DPRK ship to another ship,
if the goods originated in, or are destined for, the DPRK.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 9 (Exceptions and licences).
(3) A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but it is a defence for a person charged with that offence to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that—
(a) the goods originated in, or were destined for, the DPRK, or
(b) the ship was a DPRK ship.
(4) In this regulation, a “DPRK ship” means—
(a) a ship registered in the DPRK, or
(b) a ship flying the flag of the DPRK.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) a reference to goods which “originate” in the DPRK includes a reference to goods which are manufactured or produced in the DPRK, and
(b) a reference to goods which are “destined” for the DPRK includes a reference to goods which are ultimately destined for the DPRK.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/411/regulation/74 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-74
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.