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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/export-control-north-korea-order-2007/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1334",
  "legislation_title": "The Export Control (North Korea) Order 2007",
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  "path": "article/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Offences related to contravention of the Regulation",
  "text": "(1) A person who contravenes any of the following provisions of the Regulation, except by exporting goods, commits an offence—\n(a) Article 2(1)(a) (prohibition on sale etc. to North Korea of goods and technology which could contribute to weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes),\n(b) Article 2(3) (prohibition on purchase etc. from North Korea of goods and technology which could contribute to weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes),\n(c) Article 3(1)(a) (prohibition on provision to North Korea of technical assistance related to military equipment and other sensitive goods),\n(d) Article 3(1)(b) (prohibition on provision to North Korea of financing or financial assistance related to military equipment and other sensitive goods), or\n(e) Article 4(a) (prohibition on sale etc. to North Korea of luxury goods).\n(2) A person who is knowingly concerned in an activity prohibited by Article 2(1)(a) of the Regulation, other than the exportation of goods in contravention of that Article, with intent to evade the prohibition in that Article commits an offence and may be arrested.\n(3) A person who is knowingly concerned in an activity prohibited by Article 2(3), 3(1)(a), 3(1)(b) or 4(a) of the Regulation, other than—\n(a) the importation of goods in contravention of Article 2(3), or\n(b) the exportation of goods in contravention of Article 4(a),\nwith intent to evade the prohibition in that Article commits an offence and may be arrested.\n(4) A person who contravenes Article 2(1)(b) (prohibition on participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibition in Article 2(1)(a)) of the Regulation commits an offence and may be arrested.\n(5) A person who contravenes—\n(a) Article 3(1)(c) (prohibition on participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibition in Article 3(1)(a) or (b)), or\n(b) Article 4(b) (prohibition on participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibition in Article 4(a))\nof the Regulation commits an offence and may be arrested.",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1334/article/4",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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